Calling a non-microsoft application

[Jess]

(1) How can I run a non-microsoft application from Access?
(2) Is there a way to show that non-microsoft application inside a control?
My guess is that this control would be similar to the Access image viewer
(application viewer?)

Thanks in advance

 

[Sparker]

Question #1 = Shell Function
Runs an executable program and returns a Variant (Double) representing the
program's task ID if successful, otherwise it returns zero.
Syntax = Shell(pathname[,windowstyle])
Query your Access Help to learn more about this function.

 

[Jack Leach]

(1) How can I run a non-microsoft application from Access?
Shell, as previously answered, or the ShellExecuteAPI (go to mvps.org/access
and peruse their API section for an article titled "Start an app with
ShellExecute"

(2) Is there a way to show that non-microsoft application inside a control?
My guess is that this control would be similar to the Access image viewer
(application viewer?)

AFAIK, there's no general control for this... although, a few file formats
(mainly pdfs come to mind) can be viewed using a third party viewer. You'd
have to google for the specific app to see if there's a control available, I
think.

In the past I've seen an Access application that utilizes a utility called
AutoVue, maybe that will help...


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