Running Another Application under VB2008 Express

[BobK]

This is my first post here so I apologize right up front if this is too
'newbie' or in the wrong place...

I am a somewhat experienced VB6 programmer now trying to work in VB2008
Express.

I would like to know how to have an existing EXE program 'run' in a Form in
a VB2008 application.

I have an existing VB6 program that can display a chart based on data in a
file. I would like to be able to activate that program to display data
generated by my new VB2008 project. It would be cumbersome to re-write the
entire VB6 program in VB2008.

Thanks in advance
Bob Kochem

 

[Miro]

Take a look at process.start

and if you are putting in an .exe - dont forget to put the full path

Process.Start("Notepad.exe") 'Will open up notepad

 

[BobK]

This looks close. May I ask in followup

It looks like this will launch the app but...

1.) Can I get the started application to appear within a form in my VB2008
app?

or

2.) Can I otherwise control its position and size on the screen to make it
overlay a desired area?

Thanks very much!!!

 

[Miro]

Hmmm... Ive never done that but im still a newbie too

You might be able to do something with the process ID the call creates.
That way you should be able to ( im assuming ) control something of the dos
window.

Sorry - might be a good idea to post another posting in this newgroup and
also the microsoft.public.dotnet.general if there is a way to open a dos
window as an mdi child.

Miro

 

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Have a look at those, in fact is this is simpe start.
Be aware that you can send parameters withing this aplication so that you
can give the position that the to execute program should use to position it
on the screen.

http://www.vb-tips.com/StartProcess.aspx

Cor