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  • fripper
    #1

    Calling Program A from Program B


    I want to write a sort of "program manager" (in VB 2005) from which users
    can select from a list of other programs I have written ... and then when
    the user exits that program have control come back to the program manager so
    the user can select another program to be executed. I do not know how to
    call one program from another ... or how to return to the calling program.
    I have looked through the "How to's" in VB 2005 Help but did not find this
    subject broached. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

    Thanks.



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    • Chris
      #2
      Re: Calling Program A from Program B

      fripper wrote:[color=blue]
      > I want to write a sort of "program manager" (in VB 2005) from which users
      > can select from a list of other programs I have written ... and then when
      > the user exits that program have control come back to the program manager so
      > the user can select another program to be executed. I do not know how to
      > call one program from another ... or how to return to the calling program.
      > I have looked through the "How to's" in VB 2005 Help but did not find this
      > subject broached. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
      >
      > Thanks.
      >
      >
      >[/color]

      Look at the Process class. It will let you launch new programs. When
      your "child" process closes down have it launch the program manager again.

      chris

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        • Cor Ligthert [MVP]
          #3
          Re: Calling Program A from Program B

          Fripper,

          In addition to Chris a simple sample.

          \\\Notepad
          Dim p As New Process
          Dim pi As New ProcessStartInf o
          pi.arguments = "c:\windows\win .ini"
          pi.FileName = "notepad.ex e"
          p.startinfo = pi
          p.Start()
          ///

          I hope this helps,

          Cor


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            • Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]
              #4
              Re: Calling Program A from Program B

              "fripper" <young@indiana. edu> schrieb:[color=blue]
              > I want to write a sort of "program manager" (in VB 2005) from which users
              > can select from a list of other programs I have written ... and then when
              > the user exits that program have control come back to the program manager
              > so the user can select another program to be executed. I do not know how
              > to call one program from another ... or how to return to the calling
              > program.[/color]

              'System.Diagnos tics.Process'.

              --
              M S Herfried K. Wagner
              M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
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