(Declarations)
Type STARTUPINFO
cb As Long
lpReserved As String
lpDesktop As String
lpTitle As String
dwX As Long
dwY As Long
dwXSize As Long
dwYSize As Long
dwXCountChars As Long
dwYCountChars As Long
dwFillAttribute As Long
dwFlags As Long
wShowWindow As Integer
cbReserved2 As Integer
lpReserved2 As Long
hStdInput As Long
hStdOutput As Long
hStdError As Long
End Type
Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" (Byval hHandle As Long, Byval dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long
Declare Function CreateProcessA Lib "kernel32" (Byval lpApplicationName As Long, Byval lpCommandLine As String, Byval lpProcessAttributes As Long, Byval lpThreadAttributes As Long, Byval bInheritHandles As Long, Byval dwCreationFlags As Long, Byval lpEnvironment As Long, Byval lpCurrentDirectory As Long, lpStartupInfo As STARTUPINFO, lpProcessInformation As PROCESS_INFORMATION) As Long
Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (Byval hObject As Long) As Long
Declare Function TerminateProcess Lib "kernel32" Alias "TerminateProcess" (Byval hObject As Long, Byval ExitCode As Long) As Long
Private Const NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H20&
Private Const INFINITE = -1&
Public Sub RunApp (program$)
Dim proc As PROCESS_INFORMATION
Dim start As STARTUPINFO
structure:
start.cb = Len(start)
ret& = CreateProcessA(0&, program$, 0&, 0&, 1&, NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS, 0&, 0&, start, proc)
ret& = WaitForSingleObject(proc.hProcess, INFINITE)
ret& = CloseHandle(proc.hProcess)
End Sub
Sub Click(Source As Button)
RunApp("C:\Program Files\Accessories\wordpad.exe")
MsgBox "Wordpad has finished"
End Sub