>I have searched the newsgroups and the web for an answer to the
>following problem, and have not found an answer.
>DIR /B >> C:\TEST1.TXT is a DOS command that will create a file named
>TEST1.TXT in the C: Drive and append the  names of the directories and
>files to the file.

>How can I execute this command from Visual Basic.  Note:  I have seen
>this answered several times by using Shell but this does not work! in
>any syntex that I have seen.  Is there a simple one line solution, or
>does it require a full subroutine to perform this action?

>I don't know what syntax you tried for the Shell statement, but this one
>works:

>    Dim lRet As Long
>    lRet = Shell("c:\command.com /c dir /b >> c:\text1.txt", 2)

>Lee Weiner
>weiner AT fuse DOT net

>>I have searched the newsgroups and the web for an answer to the
>>following problem, and have not found an answer.
>>DIR /B >> C:\TEST1.TXT is a DOS command that will create a file named
>>TEST1.TXT in the C: Drive and append the  names of the directories and
>>files to the file.

>>How can I execute this command from Visual Basic.  Note:  I have seen
>>this answered several times by using Shell but this does not work! in
>>any syntex that I have seen.  Is there a simple one line solution, or
>>does it require a full subroutine to perform this action?