Help with shell command!

[MrNorth]

I have tried this code


shell("c:\test.exe",vbNormalFocus)

as well as:


Dim WindowStyle As VbAppWinStyle
WindowStyle = vbNormalFocus

shell("c:\test.exe",WindowStyle)

The error I recieve is that it is expecting an '='


The last time I programmed in vb6 was 5 years ago. I have mostly programmed in .NET

I cant figure out what I am doing wrong??

kind regards
Henrik

[danasegarane]

It should be

shell "c:\test.exe",vbNormalFocus

[danasegarane]

or you can use this

Dim ShellReturn as long
ShellReturn=shell( "c:\test.exe",vbNormalFocus)
'IF the Retrun values is greater than it is the handle of 
'of the opened window.It it is zero Then your shell application
'is not opend

[Triple_access]

im unsure what your looking for,, you dont need a Vbnormalfocus on the end, Your not trying to look at the file, your trying to execute it right?

Shell "C:\somepath" Bang, it excutes
 
Shell "C:\windows\explorer.exe C:\Path" , Vbwhatever for viewing

[DigiRev]

It should be

shell "c:\test.exe",vbNormalFocus

Yup. Syntax error.

[cssriraman]

Do you have c:\test.exe

or

have you change the file name to applicable file name?

If you are still gettin error:

What error you are getting?