how to call system command from VB?

[jim]

Hi all,

I have a very old utility which is DOS command, I want to call it from
VB code. How can I call this from VB? Anyone can help I very
appreciate.

 

[Tom Shelton]

Hi all,

I have a very old utility which is DOS command, I want to call it from
VB code. How can I call this from VB? Anyone can help I very
appreciate.

You should be able to use the shell command, or
System.Diagnostics.Process.

 

[Markis Taylor]

To just call it

Shell """c:\Program Files\SomeFile.exe"""

 

[jim]

when I use ShellId = Shell(CommandLine, vbNormalFocus)

I got compile error: expected variable or procedure, not module

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I have a very old utility which is DOS command, I want to call it from
VB code. How can I call this from VB? Anyone can help I very
appreciate.

<URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/samples/misc/RedirectConsole.zip>

 

[jim]

Thanks all very much. I know the problem to use shell. because there is
another module that someone define the name is Shell, so I can't use
shell command.

Thanks everyone again.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I know the problem to use shell. because there is
another module that someone define the name is Shell, so I can't use
shell command.

Simply use 'Interaction.Shell'...

 

[jim]

same error I got as ShellId = Shell(CommandLine, vbNormalFocus)