The FAQ is available as faq-o-static.zip. There's a download link on our home page, near the bottom of the sidebar on the right side:

http://www.forth.com

Download and unzip it, then open the HTML file. It's all in one big file. Search for "ShellExecute". I think the item you're looking for will be the 2nd one as you scroll down.

--Leon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com
> [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com] On Behalf Of Richard Owlett
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2008 4:29 PM
> To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> Subject: [sftalk] Revisiting running Windows(tm) apps from SwiftForth
>
> After several years delay I have a need again to externally
> control some
> Window apps that aren't designed for that. An equivalent of VBA's
> "AppActivate" and "SendKeys" would do nicely.
>
> I'm finding useful info in the archives.
>
> While looking I came across post titled "New FAQ Post: Executing
> ShellExecute using Params from a Text File" by Bob Nash (Nov 22 2002).
>
> In it he states:
> "My recent post to the FAQ is located at:
> http://www.forth.com/cgi-bin/swiftforth?file=176
>
> The posted code produces a turnkey executable, SHEX.EXE, that will
> perform the ShellExecute API call using parameters specified in a
> text file. The default name of the text file is SHEX.txt, but you
> can specify any file you want as a commandline parameter
> (e.g., SHEX my
> text parameters.txt)."
>
> Unfortunately the FAQ's are no longer.
> Is the code available somewhere else or could someone post it.
>
> I suspect it will point me in direction of solving some problems.
> TIA
>
>
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