Difficulty using "Shell"

[Amjad]

I'm trying to create a folder, append text file to
another, and delete files using the "Shell" command. But
I always get the error "File Not Found".

How do I use DOS commands from Visual Basic?

My code is something like:

Dim folderPath as String
folderPath = "C:\MyFolde r"
Shell ("md " & folderPath)

[Armin Zingler]

"Amjad" <am*********@ho tmail.com> schrieb

I'm trying to create a folder, append text file to
another, and delete files using the "Shell" command. But
I always get the error "File Not Found".

How do I use DOS commands from Visual Basic?

My code is something like:

Dim folderPath as String
folderPath = "C:\MyFolde r"
Shell ("md " & folderPath)

md is a resident command of command.com or cmd.exe. You must call

shell "cmd.exe /c md test"

(untested)

Instead of "cmd.exe" use environ("comspe c")

Apart from this: Why do you want to use DOS commands?
--
Armin

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Lou,

It must have been discouraging to have been 'ignored'. :-(

But it's very unlikely that your question would have been left unanswered
This only occurs when the topic is well outside the area of any of the many
people who answer questions here. As I can't see your question in my
newsreader (and I update frequently throughout the day), I suspect that it may
have failed to reach the server.

Regards,
Fergus

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Amjad" <am*********@ho tmail.com> scripsit:

I'm trying to create a folder, append text file to
another, and delete files using the "Shell" command. But
I always get the error "File Not Found".

How do I use DOS commands from Visual Basic?

My code is something like:

Dim folderPath as String
folderPath = "C:\MyFolde r"
Shell ("md " & folderPath)

<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet/dotnet/samples/miscsamples/downloads/RedirectConsole .zip>

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Armin Zingler" <az*******@free net.de> scripsit:

How do I use DOS commands from Visual Basic?

My code is something like:

Dim folderPath as String
folderPath = "C:\MyFolde r"
Shell ("md " & folderPath)

md is a resident command of command.com or cmd.exe. You must call

shell "cmd.exe /c md test"

(untested)

Instead of "cmd.exe" use environ("comspe c")

Apart from this: Why do you want to use DOS commands?

DOS commands or "command shell" commands...

;-)

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Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Michael Kremser]

*Amjad* tippselte am *21.10.2003 15:50* MESZ:

I'm trying to create a folder, append text file to
another, and delete files using the "Shell" command. But
I always get the error "File Not Found".

How do I use DOS commands from Visual Basic?

VB.NET, you meant, right?

However, I think the easiest method is to write all commands to a
temporary batch file and then call the batch file. This has also the
advantage that you can check out easily the contents of the batch file
and see what the operating system does.

Best regards,

Michael

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Michael Kremser
http://great.dynu.com/

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* Michael Kremser <us************ ****@aon.at> scripsit:

I'm trying to create a folder, append text file to another, and
delete files using the "Shell" command. But I always get the error
"File Not Found". How do I use DOS commands from Visual Basic?

VB.NET, you meant, right?

However, I think the easiest method is to write all commands to a
temporary batch file and then call the batch file. This has also the
advantage that you can check out easily the contents of the batch file
and see what the operating system does.

Mhm... I prefer redirecting the command shell and execute the commands
against it directly.

;-)

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Armin Zingler]

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hi************ ***@gmx.at> schrieb

Apart from this: Why do you want to use DOS commands?

DOS commands or "command shell" commands...

;-)

??
--
Armin

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Armin Zingler" <az*******@free net.de> scripsit:

Apart from this: Why do you want to use DOS commands?

DOS commands or "command shell" commands...

;-)

??

In Windows NT, there are no DOS commands any more.

;-)

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

* "Armin Zingler" <az*******@free net.de> scripsit:

> Apart from this: Why do you want to use DOS commands?

DOS commands or "command shell" commands...

;-)

??

In Windows NT, there are no DOS commands any more.

;-)

Really? I could swear I've been using them. :)

;-)

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
<http://www.mvps.org/dotnet>