accessing windows Find Files

[bonjour]

i'd like my app to do a search for files and figure since Windows already includes a search tool, why not just use it. But I want to add a menu item to my app that opens this Find program of windows.

Problem is, what is it called? I tried Find.exe, but get a DOS error. Check your Start menu and open the Find app. Now figure out where on the hard drive this app is located.

Any answers?

[slipkid]

The microsoft knowledge base explains this. You can access the instructions at the following URL:

http://support.microsoft.com/support...n_SRCH&SPR=VBB

[HeSaidJoe]

'Use window's find/search function

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias _
"ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

Private Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Private Const SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2
Private Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3
Private Const SW_SHOW = 5
Private Const SW_MINIMIZE = 6
Private Const SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7
Private Const SW_SHOWNA = 8
Private Const SW_RESTORE = 9
Private Const SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10

Private Sub Command1_Click()
   Dim strPathToSearch As String
   strPathToSearch = "C:\"
   Call ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, "find", strPathToSearch, vbNullString, _
          vbNullString, SW_SHOWNORMAL)
End Sub

[slipkid]

Is there a way for the VB app to intercept the list of files returned from the search?