Function name: ShellExecuteEx

Defined in : Shell32

Requirements : Windows NT 4.0 or later; Windows 95 or later

Declaration:

Declare Function ShellExecuteEx Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteEx" (SEI As SHELLEXECUTEINFO) As Long

Parameters:

* lpExecInfo Pointer to a SHELLEXECUTEINFO structure that contains and receives information about the application to start.

Returns:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero. If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Related functions:

Examples:

Show Properties Of A File