executing a shortcut?

[jhunter007]

How do you open a folder from vb to view its contents outside of a project?

i.e. C:\My Documents\New Folder

Thanks

Jim

[deane034]

dosen't Shell excecute work?

[jhunter007]

Nope it doesn't!

Shell "C:\My Documents\NewFolder"

if it were NewFolder.exe ...then yeah it would work!

[ElizaP]

Use ShellExecute and the code

Dim lngret As Long
lngret = ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, vbNullString, _
"C:\My Documents\New Folder", vbNullString, "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL)

on your control
Eliza

[jhunter007]

Never heard of ShellExecute!
Just Shell



This works:

Reference "Microsoft Shell Controls and Automation"

Dim oFolder As Shell
Set oFolder = New Shell

oFolder.Open "C:\My Documents"

Thanks anyways