Shell Function

Starts another application and defines the respective window style, if necessary.

Shell (Pathname As String[, Windowstyle As Integer[, Param As String[, bSync]]])

Pathname

Name of the program that you want to start, optionally with complete path and/or arguments.

Windowstyle

Optional integer expression that specifies the style of the window that the program is executed in. The following values are possible: Windowstyle Meaning 0 The focus is on the hidden program window. 1 The focus is on the program window in standard size. 2 The focus is on the minimized program window. 3 focus is on the maximized program window. 4 Standard size program window, without focus. 6 Minimized program window, focus remains on the active window. 10 Full-screen display.

Param

String that specifies additional arguments passed to the program.

bSync

If this value is set to true, the Shell command and all $[officename] tasks wait until the shell process completes. If the value is set to false, the shell returns directly. The default value is false.

Sub ExampleShellForWin Shell("c:\windows\calc.exe",2) End Sub