Re: Help.

From: [at]} <Werner>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 12:16:55 +0200

> >How can man run another application under Black Box?
>
> The code below tries to open Word with a document, and if it
> fails plays a horrible tune.
>
> Regards
>
> Robert Campbell
>
> MODULE ???;
>
> IMPORT WinApi, WinMM;
>
> VAR
> cmd* : WinApi.PtrSTR;
>
> PROCEDURE RunWord (cmd : WinApi.PtrSTR);
> BEGIN
> IF WinApi.WinExec(cmd, WinApi.SW_SHOW) = 0 THEN
> IF WinMM.PlaySound ('alert.wav', WinApi.NULL, WinMM.SND_ASYNC) = 5 THEN
> END;
> END;
> END RunWord;
>
> BEGIN
> cmd := 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE c:\mydoc.doc';
> END ???.

Another way is to use HostDialog.Start
(possibly easier, but achieves the same)

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mit freundlichen Grüssen
Werner Braun
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Received on Thu May 10 2001 - 10:16:55 UTC