I'm trying to open a specific Access form using Shell in vb6, but after reading lots of documentation, I am unable to find out why Access can not find my database.
dim ss as string
ss = MSAccFolder & "\MSAccess.exe" & " " & app.path & "\database\db.mdb /cmd " & ""formname""
Shell sss, vbNormalFocus
The interesting thing that I shoud tell you is that after a while Access opens and it says that the database with this path does not found
MYAPPPATH/MYFORMNAME.mdb
What's wrong?
app.path may contain spaces. Surround app.path & "\database\db.mdb" with quotes. I apologise but I have forgotten the VB syntax to do it.
Finally i found the solution.
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
'This will open Access with the specified name
Dim ss As String
ss = App.path & "\database\db.mdb"
ShellExecute Me.hwnd, vbNullString, ss, vbNullString, "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL
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I'm using VBA (MSAccess) to print the contents of a folder using ShellExecute. It works perfectly, except for the small detail of printing in color.
Private Declare PtrSafe Function ShellExecute _
Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "ShellExecuteA" ( _
ByVal hwnd As LongPtr, ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) _
As LongPtr
I'm calling the function like this:
ShellExecute hwnd, "print", ToPath & "\" & file, 0&, 0&, 0&
As I said, everything works exactly as I want it to, except that the print jobs are only printing in grayscale. I really need this to print in color. Does anyone have any idea of why this is only printing in grayscale?
I Have create VBA code which open website and click upload button but after executing upload button its still running same line but it should run next line of my API program for fill the popup upload form but its not running.
Below is my VBA code:
IE.Navigate "https://XXX.my.XXXX.com/home/home.jsp"
Set filee = mydoc.getElementById("file")
filee.Click 'here only paused
call uploadAPI
My API upload program:
Public Declare PtrSafe Function SendMessageByString Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As String) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" _
(ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" _
(ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, ByVal lpsz1 As String, _
ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowText Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowTextA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal cch As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindowTextLength Lib "user32" Alias _
"GetWindowTextLengthA" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Dim strBuff As String, ButCap As String
Public Const WM_SETTEXT = &HC
Public Const BM_CLICK = &HF5
Sub uploadAPI()
hw = FindWindow(vbNullString, "Choose File to Upload")
op = FindWindowEx(hw, 0&, "Button", vbNullString)
strBuff = String(GetWindowTextLength(op) + 1, Chr$(0))
GetWindowText op, strBuff, Len(strBuff)
ButCap = strBuff
Do While op <> 0
If InStr(1, ButCap, "Open") Then
OpenRet = op
Exit Do
End If
Loop
hw1 = FindWindowEx(hw, 0&, "ComboBoxEx32", vbNullString)
hw2 = FindWindowEx(hw1, 0&, "ComboBox", vbNullString)
hw3 = FindWindowEx(hw2, 0&, "Edit", vbNullString)
Call SendMessageByString(hw3, WM_SETTEXT, 0, _
"C:\Users\kk\Documents\ka\H\2015\MAY\410.pdf")
Call SendMessage(OpenRet, BM_CLICK, 0, 0)
End Sub
I have tried like this also
filee.Click : call uploadAPI
Kindly advice me to run my Upload API program after click upload Popup link.
I fixed this issue by running external VBScript which contain file path to set it on 'Choose File to Upload' pop up window using SendKeys method after that I send Enter Key to close this pop up, and this run successfully because the external VBScript will run on another thread so it will not stuck on VBA code.
Notes:
1- I dynamically create the external VBScript from VBA code and save it on Temp folder after that I run this script using WScript.Shell.Run to excutet it on another thread
1- At the beginning of the external VBScript I set 1 sec delay to be sure the 'Choose File to Upload' pop up window already opened from VBA.
And here is the complete code:
....
....
IE.Navigate "https://XXX.my.XXXX.com/home/home.jsp"
Set filee = mydoc.getElementById("file")
CompleteUploadThread MyFilePath
filee.Foucs
filee.Click
....
....
Private Sub CompleteUploadThread(ByVal fName As String)
Dim strScript As String, sFileName As String, wsh As Object
Set wsh = VBA.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'---Create VBscript String---
strScript = "WScript.Sleep 1000" & vbCrLf & _
"Dim wsh" & vbCrLf & _
"Set wsh = CreateObject(""WScript.Shell"")" & vbCrLf & _
"wsh.SendKeys """ & fName & """" & vbCrLf & _
"wsh.SendKeys ""{ENTER}""" & vbCrLf & _
"Set wsh = Nothing"
'---Save the VBscript String to file---
sFileName = wsh.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%Temp%") & "\zz_automation.vbs"
Open sFileName For Output As #1
Print #1, strScript
Close #1
'---Execute the VBscript file asynchronously---
wsh.Run """" & sFileName & """"
Set wsh = Nothing
End Sub
In my VBA procedure, I need to run the app "Skitch" and use it to open a JPEG file. This is the command I've been using:
ReturnValue = Shell("C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Skitch\Skitch.exe " & """" & aPic & """", 1)
...where "aPic" is the path and filename.
After some experimenting, I think I need to run the command as if it were in an Elevated Command window (in other words, run it "as Administrator"). Is it possible to run Shell elevated?
If that's not possible: If I understand correctly, using ShellExecute instead of Shell will automatically elevate the command. But I'm much less familiar with it. Can someone show me how to run my command using ShellExecute? (BTW, I know that ShellExecute is good for running commands associated with the file type, but on this user's computer *.jpg will likely not be associated with Skitch.)
Thanks.
Try this:
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" ( _
ByVal hWnd As Long, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Public Sub test()
ShellExecute 0, "runas", "C:\Program Files (x86)\Evernote\Skitch\Skitch.exe", aPic, vbNullString, SW_SHOWNORMAL
End Sub
I don't have skitch so can't try this, but it should work.
For more information about ShellExecute, click here to have a look on MSDN.
This used to work last week. I suspect a Windows update broke something. When using ShellExecute, it is forcing the URLs into lowercase, breaking parameter values passed to a case-sensitive server!
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "ShellExecuteA" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
Optional ByVal lpParameters As String, _
Optional ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
Optional ByVal nShowCmd As Long _
) As Long
Sub OpenBrowser()
Let RetVal = ShellExecute(0, "open", "http://yaHOO.com?UPPERCASE=lowercase")
Will open http://www.yahoo.com/?uppercase=lowercase
Version
I'm using Windows 8.1. I tried it in 3 browsers. Lowercase in Chrome, lowercase in IE, and Opera chops off the query parameter, but the host is lowercase.
Ok I solved it by creating a temporary HTML file, finding the executable associated with that, then launching the executable directly with the URL. Sheesh.
Private Const SW_SHOW = 5 ' Displays Window in its current size and position
Private Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1 ' Restores Window if Minimized or Maximized
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "ShellExecuteA" ( _
ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
Optional ByVal lpParameters As String, _
Optional ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
Optional ByVal nShowCmd As Long _
) As Long
Private Declare Function FindExecutable Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "FindExecutableA" ( _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal lpResult As String _
) As Long
Private Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "GetTempPathA" ( _
ByVal nBufferLength As Long, _
ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long
Private Declare Function GetTempFileName Lib "kernel32" _
Alias "GetTempFileNameA" ( _
ByVal lpszPath As String, _
ByVal lpPrefixString As String, _
ByVal wUnique As Long, _
ByVal lpTempFileName As String) As Long
Public Function GetTempFileNameVBA( _
Optional sPrefix As String = "VBA", _
Optional sExtensao As String = "") As String
Dim sTmpPath As String * 512
Dim sTmpName As String * 576
Dim nRet As Long
Dim F As String
nRet = GetTempPath(512, sTmpPath)
If (nRet > 0 And nRet < 512) Then
nRet = GetTempFileName(sTmpPath, sPrefix, 0, sTmpName)
If nRet <> 0 Then F = Left$(sTmpName, InStr(sTmpName, vbNullChar) - 1)
If sExtensao > "" Then
Kill F
If Right(F, 4) = ".tmp" Then F = Left(F, Len(F) - 4)
F = F & sExtensao
End If
GetTempFileNameVBA = F
End If
End Function
Sub Test_GetTempFileNameVBA()
Debug.Print GetTempFileNameVBA("BR", ".html")
End Sub
Private Sub LaunchBrowser()
Dim FileName As String, Dummy As String
Dim BrowserExec As String * 255
Dim RetVal As Long
Dim FileNumber As Integer
FileName = GetTempFileNameVBA("BR", ".html")
FileNumber = FreeFile ' Get unused file number
Open FileName For Output As #FileNumber ' Create temp HTML file
Write #FileNumber, "<HTML> <\HTML>" ' Output text
Close #FileNumber ' Close file
' Then find the application associated with it
RetVal = FindExecutable(FileName, Dummy, BrowserExec)
Kill FileName ' delete temp HTML file
BrowserExec = Trim(BrowserExec)
' If an application is found, launch it!
If RetVal <= 32 Or IsEmpty(BrowserExec) Then ' Error
MsgBox "Could not find associated Browser", vbExclamation, "Browser Not Found"
Else
RetVal = ShellExecute(0, "open", BrowserExec, "http://www.yaHOO.com?case=MATTERS", Dummy, SW_SHOWNORMAL)
If RetVal <= 32 Then ' Error
MsgBox "Web Page not Opened", vbExclamation, "URL Failed"
End If
End If
End Sub
Use FileProtocolHandler instead of ShellExecute:
Public Declare Function FileProtocolHandler Lib "url.dll" _
Alias "FileProtocolHandlerA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hinst As Long, _
ByVal lpszCmdLine As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
Public Sub OpenHyperlink(ByVal Url)
FileProtocolHandler 0, 0, Url, 1
End Sub
With FileProtocolHandler, the lowercase conversion does not occur.
I have this problem under Windows 8.1, but not under Windows 7.
In my case using a temp ".html" file wasn't an option because those are linked to gedit so i can edit them.
I can't say if it works on the domain part, but i needed case sensitivity for the GET parameters.
I accomplished that by simple encoding everything in hex. Not just characters like "/" but everything.
I am stuck on a really stuck with this one line. In vb.net this is easy, but how do I do this in vb6? Tried to search from google for few hours and got nothing. Feels almost embrassing.
Here's the code. (.NET)
Process.Start("runme.exe", " -parameter1 " & "-parameter2 " & "-parameter3")
I want to run EXE, from the same directory as where the program is, with parameters. I am sure there is some very simple solution, but I can't get it to work. Any help would be appreciated.
You can use Shell and ShellExecute
Shell "c:\runme.exe", vbNormalFocus
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa242087(v=vs.60).aspx
Just call Shell, and the parameters should be passed also with the string of the .exe name, like this:
Call Shell("""runme.exe"" ""-parameter1 "" ""-parameter2""", vbNormalFocus)
PS: The quotes make the difference, dont ignore it :)
You can use ShellExecute for this:
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
ShellExecute 0, "open", App.Path & "\runme.exe", "-parameter1 -parameter2 -parameter3", vbNullString, vbNormalFocus
I have found that using Shell causes a delay in the calling program waiting for the return value, whereas ShellExecute does not.