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Hi again..
i'm looking for how to running notepad from vb6..
please help me.
any help will be appreciated.

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WaltP commented: Please stop beggin? You don't have to explicitly ask for help. That's why you posted and we already know it! -3
Member Avatar for Jx_Man

you mean run notepad of windows program or make a notepad in vb6?

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you mean run notepad of windows program or make a notepad in vb6?

Running notepad of windows program from vb.
i can run notepad from vb like i click on notepad exe file.
please help.

thanks..

Member Avatar for Jx_Man

oh, i see,,
You can use shell function to execute an exe file.

Shell(PathName,WindowStyle)
Member Avatar for Sturdy

oh, i see,,
You can use shell function to execute an exe file.

Shell(PathName,WindowStyle)

Thanks sir..
but can u give a hand for an example of shell function?

please.
Thanks.

Member Avatar for Jx_Man

Okay,,
see if this help :

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Call Shell("notepad.exe", vbNormalFocus)
End Sub
commented: simple but good +4
commented: Always Helping +1
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its working nice..
thank you very much sir for helping me..

now this thread is solved.

commented: post your code another time.. +4
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