Function name: FindExecutable

Defined in : Shell32

Requirements : Windows NT 3.1 or later; Windows 95 or later

Declaration:

Declare Function FindExecutable Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "FindExecutableA" (ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal lpResult As String) As Long

Parameters:

* lpFile Pointer to a null-terminated string specifying a filename. This can be a document or executable file. * lpDirectory Pointer to a null-terminated string specifying the default directory. * lpResult Pointer to a buffer to receive the filename when the function returns. This filename is a null-terminated string specifying the executable file started when an “open” association is run on the file specified in the lpFile parameter.

Returns:

When FindExecutable returns, the lpResult parameter may contain the path to the DDE server started if no server responds to a request to initiate a DDE conversation.

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