:I am have been trying, without success, to find a way to launch a DOS
:program (or a batch file) from a VB program. Is this a futile exercise or

Well, I haven't tried this one yet in VB but I know it works in C++.

Create a PIF for the program you wish to run and then either SHELL or WinExec
that PIF.

HTH!

Tim
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I am have been trying, without success, to find a way to launch a DOS
program (or a batch file) from a VB program. Is this a futile exercise or
can it really be done? Any help will be much appreciated. Replies to

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