Use Run Task in Background

[cPubis]

It's almost the same, just put the code I gave you in the SelectedIndexChanged of the ListBox and you're fine. Something like this: (change the listbox items names to your actual names)

Private Sub ListBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles ListBox1.SelectedIndexChanged
        Dim UserCmd As String = ListBox1.Text
        Select Case UserCmd
            Case "Command Prompt"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System) & "\cmd.exe")
            Case "System Configuration"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System) & "\msconfig.exe")
            Case "System Information"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System) & "\msinfo32.exe")
            Case "Documents"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments))
            Case "Drive C:\"
                Process.Start("C:\")
            Case "Management Console"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System) & "\wmimgmt.msc")
        End Select
    End Sub

Now your user just need to click "System Configuration" item and msconfig will run.

Hope that helps

[jmcilhinney]

It's almost the same, just put the code I gave you in the SelectedIndexChanged of the ListBox and you're fine.

That's really not a good idea. I know that it addresses the OP's request but the request is bad. What if the user has already selected the first item in the list and they want to selected the last item using the keyboard? A developer should never assume that the mouse will always be used for something that the keyboard can be used for too. In that case, your code would execute every single command when the user only wants the last one.

[cPubis]

A developer should never assume that the mouse will always be used for something that the keyboard can be used for too.

I agree, but as you said it was the OP's request.

Now kshadow22, in case you didn't figure out how to avoid this, here you go:

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub ListBox1_DoubleClick(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles ListBox1.DoubleClick
        RunTool()
    End Sub

    Private Sub ListBox1_KeyDown(sender As Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles ListBox1.KeyDown
        If e.KeyCode = Keys.Enter Then
            RunTool()
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub RunTool()
        Dim UserCmd As String = ListBox1.Text
        Select Case UserCmd
            Case "Command Prompt"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System) & "\cmd.exe")
            Case "System Configration"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System) & "\msconfig.exe")
            Case "System Information"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System) & "\msinfo32.exe")
            Case "Documents"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments))
            Case "Drive C:\"
                Process.Start("C:\")
            Case "Managment Console"
                Process.Start(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System) & "\wmimgmt.msc")
        End Select
    End Sub
End Class

Now you can select the item and press Enter or just double click the item.

Hope that helps.

[jmcilhinney]

I agree, but as you said it was the OP's request.

I would suggest we should point out to the OP the shortcomings of their request even if we provide a solution. It would be far from ideal if they just accepted that solution, implemented it, deployed it and then had users complaining that it didn't work.

[cPubis]

I would suggest we should point out to the OP the shortcomings of their request even if we provide a solution. It would be far from ideal if they just accepted that solution, implemented it, deployed it and then had users complaining that it didn't work.

I unreservedly agree with that.

[ident]

I unreservedly agree with that.

That said, you should be teaching the OP how to correctly build paths.

[cPubis]

That said, you should be teaching the OP how to correctly build paths.

In this very thread, jmc preceded me to that, and he did it professionally as usual. Repeating what he said was unnecessary. If you looked at my first reply to the OP you will see that it's just a practical example of what jmc said in his first reply to the OP.