Text File Shell does not work

[systemous]

Shell(Application.StartupPath & "\myfile.txt", vbMaximized Focus)

The code above shows the error that the file does not exist. But it exists. I tried the same code for an .exe file it works great. Any ideas?

[.paul.]

try this:

Shell(Application.StartupPath & "\myfile.txt", vbMaximized Focus)

[systemous]

sorry i added one more quote next to application.startuppath. the code you gave is what i have but nothing.

[.paul.]

ok. debug.print(Application.StartupPath & "\myfile.txt") + check the path is right

[systemous]

the path is absolutely correct!

[.paul.]

ok.

msgbox(io.file.exists(Application.StartupPath & "\myfile.txt"))

[systemous]

it returns true. it found the file. :S but shell still dead

[systemous]

in vb6 the same code would be like that:

Shell("Explorer.exe " & App.Path & "\myfile.txt", vbMaximized Focus)

but Explorer.exe does not seem to work in vb2010.

[.paul.]

Shell is legacy + not used in vb.net
search for the Process class, in particular Process.Start

[medsont]

Dim _filepath$ = Application.StartupPath & "\myfile.txt" 
Process.Start(_filepath)

[systemous]

proccess.start works great! i tried to add vbMaximizedFocus in procress.start but no result. doesn't it accept that commands?

[bergerkiller]

here ya go, all process start arguments you could use. There are more, but I left those out that you would probably not use.

Dim p As New Process
        With p.StartInfo
            .FileName = "file name"
            .Arguments = "arguments"
            .CreateNoWindow = False
            .WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Maximized 'minimized, maximized, normal, hidden
            .WorkingDirectory = "directory of where the application is when started"
            .UseShellExecute = True 'Use shell to start any file, esp. important for "open with" files
            .ErrorDialog = True 'show error dialog if failed to start
        End With
        p.Start() 'start the process
        p.WaitForExit() 'optional: stop code execution until the process exited (closed)

Not sure about the focus command, but usually newly created windows will take focus any ways.