i need to know how to make a shell command work.
i know to use it like this:
shell ("C:/abc/123.exe")
but how can i use it like this
shell ("../../games/solitare.exe")

kind of the same as the HTML format for local links.

because i am putting this project onto a cd and then needs to find a file on the CD, but because people have different CD drive letters (d:,m: etc.)

thanks

 

Hi,

Have you looked at the "Winseek.vbp" sample project in VB? You may be able to use some of the code to solve your problem.

If not, you could use the GetDriveName method of the FileSystemObject and then set up a loop using the Dir function to find the file. There's some sample code in Help.

Good Luck.

 

If the files you are trying to open resides in a Path relative to the application Path (i.e., the application is running from the cd which the other apps resides) you can use the property App.path to get the current path of your running application.

Rafael Becerra
Omnicon Ltda

 

Why not just use app.path which will tell you the running directory of your software?