Re: VB6 Help Needed

From: Howard Kaikow (kaikow_at_standards.com)
Date: 04/07/04 

Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 01:45:01 -0400

You mention "VB script", are you using VB 6 or VBScript?

In VB 6, you should be able to use the Shell function or the ShellExecute
API.
Likely same in VBScript, but I've never used VBScript, so cannot say fer
sure. 

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"Puneet" <p.mehta@geind.ge.com> wrote in message
news:e9feb21f.0404062124.716e8aa@posting.google.com...
> Hi all,
>
> I have just started using VB6 and am writing an application that
> requires another program (ANSYS to be precise) to be invoked from
> within the VB script. I tried searching on the net but could'nt get
> any help. Any suggestion as to how this can be done.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Puneet

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