I'd like to Shell from Access to the "Windows Picture
and Fax Viewer". To do that, I need to know the name
of the "exe". Can anyone tell me its name?

Thanks,
Bill

Bill wrote ::
> I'd like to Shell from Access to the "Windows Picture
> and Fax Viewer". To do that, I need to know the name
> of the "exe". Can anyone tell me its name?
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
>
>

It's a dll not an exe. To open a file, use :
rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "FilePath"

Good Luck, Ayush.
--
XP-Tips [Adjust the vertical space between icons] :
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...iconspace.mspx

I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
from Run, but there's no response at all.

Likewise, from VBA:
lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen" &
"""c:\P1.jpg""")

Shell did not complain about syntax, so perhaps I don't have the
incorrect name parameters for shimgvw?

I know "c:\P1.jpg" is okay, as I simply ran Preview from
within Windows Explorer.

Bill

"Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bill wrote ::
>> I'd like to Shell from Access to the "Windows Picture
>> and Fax Viewer". To do that, I need to know the name
>> of the "exe". Can anyone tell me its name?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>
> It's a dll not an exe. To open a file, use :
> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "FilePath"
>
> Good Luck, Ayush.
> --
> XP-Tips [Adjust the vertical space between icons] :
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...iconspace.mspx

> I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
> from Run, but there's no response at all.

Remove the quotes.

Windows Picture and Fax Viewer = shimgvw.dll

rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App) executes it.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll

How would I create a shortcut for Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
filename.ext (or folder name)

From David Candy

Sample:
Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
%userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures

Create a shortcut to:
rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
%userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures

Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

This line will work in the Run command...

rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %userprofile%\My Documents\My
Pictures
-----

<quote>
The following will start Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

You cannot open picture by a file menu. However, you can drag and drop the
picture into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to be able to view the
picture.

--
William Crawford
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
<quote>

rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

and you can drag a folder full of pictures into Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer. You can then use the Previous Image or Next Image buttons to scroll
through the pictures in that folder or the Start Slide Show button.

This line in the Run command will also open it...

rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen

Watch out for wrapping on the commands above. Any command that appears to
have two lines is wrapped with ONE space.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:H6iGh.8662$(E-Mail Removed),
Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
> from Run, but there's no response at all.
>
> Likewise, from VBA:
> lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen" &
> """c:\P1.jpg""")
>
> Shell did not complain about syntax, so perhaps I don't have the
> incorrect name parameters for shimgvw?
>
> I know "c:\P1.jpg" is okay, as I simply ran Preview from
> within Windows Explorer.
>
> Bill
>
> "Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Bill wrote ::
>>> I'd like to Shell from Access to the "Windows Picture
>>> and Fax Viewer". To do that, I need to know the name
>>> of the "exe". Can anyone tell me its name?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> It's a dll not an exe. To open a file, use :
>> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "FilePath"
>>
>> Good Luck, Ayush.
>> --
>> XP-Tips [Adjust the vertical space between icons] :
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...iconspace.mspx

lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
c:\P1.jpg")
BINGO!!!

Thanks,
Bill



"Wesley Vogel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
>> from Run, but there's no response at all.
>
> Remove the quotes.
>
> Windows Picture and Fax Viewer = shimgvw.dll
>
> rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App) executes it.
>
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll
>
> How would I create a shortcut for Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?
>
> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
> filename.ext (or folder name)
>
> From David Candy
>
> Sample:
> Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...
>
> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>
> Create a shortcut to:
> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>
> Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>
> This line will work in the Run command...
>
> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %userprofile%\My
> Documents\My
> Pictures
> -----
>
> <quote>
> The following will start Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>
> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>
> You cannot open picture by a file menu. However, you can drag and drop the
> picture into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to be able to view the
> picture.
>
> --
> William Crawford
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> <quote>
>
> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>
> and you can drag a folder full of pictures into Windows Picture and Fax
> Viewer. You can then use the Previous Image or Next Image buttons to
> scroll
> through the pictures in that folder or the Start Slide Show button.
>
> This line in the Run command will also open it...
>
> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>
> Watch out for wrapping on the commands above. Any command that appears to
> have two lines is wrapped with ONE space.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:H6iGh.8662$(E-Mail Removed),
> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
>> I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
>> from Run, but there's no response at all.
>>
>> Likewise, from VBA:
>> lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen" &
>> """c:\P1.jpg""")
>>
>> Shell did not complain about syntax, so perhaps I don't have the
>> incorrect name parameters for shimgvw?
>>
>> I know "c:\P1.jpg" is okay, as I simply ran Preview from
>> within Windows Explorer.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> "Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Bill wrote ::
>>>> I'd like to Shell from Access to the "Windows Picture
>>>> and Fax Viewer". To do that, I need to know the name
>>>> of the "exe". Can anyone tell me its name?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's a dll not an exe. To open a file, use :
>>> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "FilePath"
>>>
>>> Good Luck, Ayush.
>>> --
>>> XP-Tips [Adjust the vertical space between icons] :
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...iconspace.mspx
>

Picking up the thread, I would appreciate step by step instructions for
creating the shortcut.
Cheers-Herb.

Bill wrote:
> lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
> c:\P1.jpg")
> BINGO!!!
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
>
>
> "Wesley Vogel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
>>> from Run, but there's no response at all.
>> Remove the quotes.
>>
>> Windows Picture and Fax Viewer = shimgvw.dll
>>
>> rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App) executes it.
>>
>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll
>>
>> How would I create a shortcut for Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?
>>
>> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>> filename.ext (or folder name)
>>
>> From David Candy
>>
>> Sample:
>> Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...
>>
>> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>>
>> Create a shortcut to:
>> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>>
>> Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>>
>> This line will work in the Run command...
>>
>> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %userprofile%\My
>> Documents\My
>> Pictures
>> -----
>>
>> <quote>
>> The following will start Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>>
>> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>
>> You cannot open picture by a file menu. However, you can drag and drop the
>> picture into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to be able to view the
>> picture.
>>
>> --
>> William Crawford
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> <quote>
>>
>> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>
>> and you can drag a folder full of pictures into Windows Picture and Fax
>> Viewer. You can then use the Previous Image or Next Image buttons to
>> scroll
>> through the pictures in that folder or the Start Slide Show button.
>>
>> This line in the Run command will also open it...
>>
>> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>
>> Watch out for wrapping on the commands above. Any command that appears to
>> have two lines is wrapped with ONE space.
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:H6iGh.8662$(E-Mail Removed),
>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
>>> I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
>>> from Run, but there's no response at all.
>>>
>>> Likewise, from VBA:
>>> lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen" &
>>> """c:\P1.jpg""")
>>>
>>> Shell did not complain about syntax, so perhaps I don't have the
>>> incorrect name parameters for shimgvw?
>>>
>>> I know "c:\P1.jpg" is okay, as I simply ran Preview from
>>> within Windows Explorer.
>>>
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> "Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> Bill wrote ::
>>>>> I'd like to Shell from Access to the "Windows Picture
>>>>> and Fax Viewer". To do that, I need to know the name
>>>>> of the "exe". Can anyone tell me its name?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Bill
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> It's a dll not an exe. To open a file, use :
>>>> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "FilePath"
>>>>
>>>> Good Luck, Ayush.
>>>> --
>>>> XP-Tips [Adjust the vertical space between icons] :
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...iconspace.mspx
>
>

Create a shortcut to:
rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
%userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures

Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer

Right click the Desktop | Point to new and click Shortcut |
Paste the first line into the Location box.
Hit the spacebar one.
Paste the second line after the space.
Click the Next button.
Paste: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer into the Name box.
Click the Finish button.

Or just use the first line in the Location box.
Or name the shortcut Fred.
Experiment a little, have a little bit of fun, Herb. And maybe some
swearing out loud. ;-)

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:bsoGh.219$1C6.24@trndny04,
herbzee <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> Picking up the thread, I would appreciate step by step instructions for
> creating the shortcut.
> Cheers-Herb.
>
> Bill wrote:
>> lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>> c:\P1.jpg")
>> BINGO!!!
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>> "Wesley Vogel" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
>>>> from Run, but there's no response at all.
>>> Remove the quotes.
>>>
>>> Windows Picture and Fax Viewer = shimgvw.dll
>>>
>>> rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App) executes it.
>>>
>>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll
>>>
>>> How would I create a shortcut for Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?
>>>
>>> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>> filename.ext (or folder name)
>>>
>>> From David Candy
>>>
>>> Sample:
>>> Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...
>>>
>>> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>>>
>>> Create a shortcut to:
>>> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>>>
>>> Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>>>
>>> This line will work in the Run command...
>>>
>>> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %userprofile%\My
>>> Documents\My
>>> Pictures
>>> -----
>>>
>>> <quote>
>>> The following will start Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>>>
>>> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>>
>>> You cannot open picture by a file menu. However, you can drag and drop
>>> the picture into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to be able to view
>>> the picture.
>>>
>>> --
>>> William Crawford
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>> <quote>
>>>
>>> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>>
>>> and you can drag a folder full of pictures into Windows Picture and Fax
>>> Viewer. You can then use the Previous Image or Next Image buttons to
>>> scroll
>>> through the pictures in that folder or the Start Slide Show button.
>>>
>>> This line in the Run command will also open it...
>>>
>>> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>>>
>>> Watch out for wrapping on the commands above. Any command that appears
>>> to have two lines is wrapped with ONE space.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>>
>>> Wes
>>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> In news:H6iGh.8662$(E-Mail Removed),
>>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
>>>> I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
>>>> from Run, but there's no response at all.
>>>>
>>>> Likewise, from VBA:
>>>> lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen" &
>>>> """c:\P1.jpg""")
>>>>
>>>> Shell did not complain about syntax, so perhaps I don't have the
>>>> incorrect name parameters for shimgvw?
>>>>
>>>> I know "c:\P1.jpg" is okay, as I simply ran Preview from
>>>> within Windows Explorer.
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> "Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
>>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> Bill wrote ::
>>>>>> I'd like to Shell from Access to the "Windows Picture
>>>>>> and Fax Viewer". To do that, I need to know the name
>>>>>> of the "exe". Can anyone tell me its name?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> It's a dll not an exe. To open a file, use :
>>>>> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "FilePath"
>>>>>
>>>>> Good Luck, Ayush.
>>>>> --
>>>>> XP-Tips [Adjust the vertical space between icons] :
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...iconspace.mspx

Thanx Wes, the first line worked just fine.
Cheers-Herb.

Wesley Vogel wrote:
> Create a shortcut to:
> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>
> Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>
> Right click the Desktop | Point to new and click Shortcut |
> Paste the first line into the Location box.
> Hit the spacebar one.
> Paste the second line after the space.
> Click the Next button.
> Paste: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer into the Name box.
> Click the Finish button.
>
> Or just use the first line in the Location box.
> Or name the shortcut Fred.
> Experiment a little, have a little bit of fun, Herb. And maybe some
> swearing out loud. ;-)
>

Keep having fun, Herb.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:EZFGh.11074$ig.9846@trndny01,
herbzee <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> Thanx Wes, the first line worked just fine.
> Cheers-Herb.
>
> Wesley Vogel wrote:
>> Create a shortcut to:
>> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>>
>> Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>>
>> Right click the Desktop | Point to new and click Shortcut |
>> Paste the first line into the Location box.
>> Hit the spacebar one.
>> Paste the second line after the space.
>> Click the Next button.
>> Paste: Windows Picture and Fax Viewer into the Name box.
>> Click the Finish button.
>>
>> Or just use the first line in the Location box.
>> Or name the shortcut Fred.
>> Experiment a little, have a little bit of fun, Herb. And maybe some
>> swearing out loud. ;-)

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> > I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
> > from Run, but there's no response at all.
>
> Remove the quotes.
>
> Windows Picture and Fax Viewer = shimgvw.dll
>
> rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App) executes it.
>
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll
>
> How would I create a shortcut for Windows Picture and Fax Viewer?
>
> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
> filename.ext (or folder name)
>
> From David Candy
>
> Sample:
> Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...
>
> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>
> Create a shortcut to:
> rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%\System32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
> %userprofile%\My Documents\My Pictures
>
> Name it : Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>
> This line will work in the Run command...
>
> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen %userprofile%\My Documents\My
> Pictures
> -----
>
> <quote>
> The following will start Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>
> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>
> You cannot open picture by a file menu. However, you can drag and drop the
> picture into the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to be able to view the
> picture.
>
> --
> William Crawford
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
> <quote>
>
> rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>
> and you can drag a folder full of pictures into Windows Picture and Fax
> Viewer. You can then use the Previous Image or Next Image buttons to scroll
> through the pictures in that folder or the Start Slide Show button.
>
> This line in the Run command will also open it...
>
> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen
>
> Watch out for wrapping on the commands above. Any command that appears to
> have two lines is wrapped with ONE space.
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>
> Wes
> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> In news:H6iGh.8662$(E-Mail Removed),
> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> hunted and pecked:
> > I tried: rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "c:\P1.jpg"
> > from Run, but there's no response at all.
> >
> > Likewise, from VBA:
> > lngRetCode = Shell("rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen" &
> > """c:\P1.jpg""")
> >
> > Shell did not complain about syntax, so perhaps I don't have the
> > incorrect name parameters for shimgvw?
> >
> > I know "c:\P1.jpg" is okay, as I simply ran Preview from
> > within Windows Explorer.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > "Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Bill wrote ::
> >>> I'd like to Shell from Access to the "Windows Picture
> >>> and Fax Viewer". To do that, I need to know the name
> >>> of the "exe". Can anyone tell me its name?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Bill
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >> It's a dll not an exe. To open a file, use :
> >> rundll32.exe shimgvw.dll,ImageView_Fullscreen "FilePath"
> >>
> >> Good Luck, Ayush.
> >> --
> >> XP-Tips [Adjust the vertical space between icons] :
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...iconspace.mspx
>
THIS REALLY DID THE TRICK... THANK YOU AYUSH HERB WESLEY AND EVERYONE
ELSE... i'D NEVER HAVE FIGURED IT OUT BY MYSELF....
>