Re: How to launch an external application from Form?

I just tried:

  BEGIN
        HOST('C:\Program Files\adobe\acrobat 4.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe'); /*or where ever it resides */
  END; from a WHEN-BUTTON-PRESSED trigger on a test Form and it fired Acrobat up. Is this what you mean? rq

Martin Angers wrote:

> By the way, Win_Api_Shell is defined in D2kwutil.pll, which you must attach
> to your form module. In Developer 6, it is located in the Demo directory,
> and now I've tried it and it works fine...
>
> Martin Angers
> Larochelle Gratton
> mangers_at_larochelle-gratton.com
>
> elapeyre_at_my-deja.com a écrit dans le message <82fvd1$vv$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
> >I want to launch an external application (Acrobat
> >reader) from within a form without using an OLE
> >container.Just want a button to launch the
> >application.
> >
> >thanks for your help,
> >
> >Eric
> >
> >
> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> >Before you buy.
Received on Mon Dec 06 1999 - 23:09:59 CET