Dos Batch Files

>I have some really old games which run in Dos, which have to be started
>from
a batch file. I am using VB5 and would like to create a program which will
run a batch file with a click of a button. How do I run .bat's from VB?
>
Graham
>
>

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Shell ("c:\xxx.bat")
End Sub

Max wrote:>
NEVER put brackets around a single parameter like that unless you know
exactly what it is doing. If you do this, it WILL bite you in the back one
day.
>
You should only use brackets when using the return value of the function
(which includes call) or when you explicitly want a parameter to be
evaluated (Which is why it will fail when you try and pass an object)
>
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Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)
i-Catcher Development Team
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