(Total noob...vb'ed a little bit over 10 years ago...I think...getting back at it...forgot EVERYTHING...currently using VB 2008 Express before/if shelling out the cash for a full version of Studio.) I created a very simple windows form application (.NET 3.5). In design mode it has a text section on top and two buttons below it.
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I need to launch a mainframe login screen from a shortcut so that the target and start in paths are preserved.
Before I figured out that the 'target' and 'start in' paths were problematic I was calling the .exe from the server using the following code and then sending keystrokes to the mainframe login dialog:
Private Sub btnDB1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnDB1.Click
Dim ProcID As Integer
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...To launch the app from the shortcut, which works but I then can't call the process ID to set focus and send keystrokes to the login form.
I have a Quick Launch Toolbar linked to a folder of shortcuts.In this folder I link other folders and applications that I use commonly.I'm trying to use WSH to create a shortcut to a folder in my Quick Launch toolbar, but the shortcut isn't being created correctly.I suspect my problem is that, evidently, Windows has two kinds of shortcuts to folders.Using Explorer,I navigate to my Quick Launch folder, and choose the File | New | Shortcut, supplying the name of another folder as a target, it creates the shortcut.Using Explorer, looking at the shortcut in the details panel, Win says the shortcut is of type "Shortcut". Looking at its properties, the type is also Shortcut, and looking at the Shortcut tab, the Target Type is "Folder" and the Target location is the path I supplied. Now create the shortcut another way.Locate the folder in Explorer, and right-click-drag it to the same Quick Launch folder, choosing to Create a Shortcut.Now, Explorer thinks the shortcut is of type "Folder" and looking at it's properties, the Type is Folder (Target Type isn't shown) and the Target does point to the real location.There isn't a Shortcut tab now either.Both are definitely shortcuts to the same folder (I've double-checked), but they work differently in Quick Launch.If you pull up the Quick Launch toolbar and hover over the second shorcut, Windows pops out a sub-menu that contains the folder's contents. However, there is no such functionality using the first shortcut, you would have to choose Explore from the right-click menu to view it's contents.
(Below, the "Work" dir is my Quick Launch toolbar's folder)Using WSH, I can create a shortcut that doesn't autoexpand as follows: Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")[code].....
I'm trying to extract the icon from a shortcut (lnk file), but I end up with the shortcut symbol in the lower-left hand corner of the image. How can I extract a shortcut's icon without this symbol?
Here's the code I'm using:
Dim ico As System.Drawing.Icon = System.Drawing.Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon("C:shortcut.lnk")
I am facing this issue where i am not able to launch a exe from IE . This application works fine in other system . I am not able to zero down to the exact issue i am facing with .
Expected result - Launch exe tha has a log in screen getting users credential
We are using VB.net code here . the computer also has .net frame work 1.1 and 2 set up in it
Actual result - I am first getting a "File download security warning " i click on run it throws a "common language runtime debugging error "
Just wanted to start out by saying that I am completely new at this whole programming thing. I am pretty sure the answer is very simple and staring me right in the face but I can't figure it out.Basically, what I want to do is check to see if a directory exists and if it does not, then create it. Then I want to populate a list box with a list I have stored in a text file.
The problem I run into is that while my program runs, as far as I can tell my Subs do not. I just want them to run on their own when the program starts but they don't.
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Imports System.IO
Public Class myProgram
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I try to figure out how I can launch an executable, a little software that have a window and that doesn't have the option to be minimized into the systray. I know how to start a process, how to minimize the current application into the system tray. But I can't find any example how to do it to a process.
There is a way to start a process, hide his window and make it appear with his icon (or a new defined one) into the systray and when we double click it his widow appear and when we minimize it it return to the systray ? For that part I think I will have to capture the process, subclass it to redefined his minimize action, I am right ?
ok so i dynamically create a wsf for running an automated telnet session that works great!!(finally!!) but auto executing the script from my code is proving difficult for whatever reason.
I have tried:
Shell("C:shutoffscript.wsf") this produces this result.
also tried setting a bat file that launches the script and launching it as well using shell every time I launch it I get an error in the script that works just fine executed outside my code.
using outfile As New StreamWriter("c:" & "shutoffscript.wsf")
outfile.Write(sb.ToString())
End Using
MsgBox("Script built press ok to execute")
Shell("C:shutoffscript.wsf")
I think this has to be some sort of permissions error right? Since both errors tend to not be able to find the file. Just not sure how to fix it.
I am trying to build a web page that call an exe with some arguments. It's working perfectly when i launch it on the ASP.NET development server but it's not working well when I deploy it under IIS. He is the VB code source.The log text file is created in both cases but the exe is just launched from Visual Web developer 2008.[code]
View 5 RepliesI wanted to know how to launch a program after a progress bar. For example, I wanted to have a loading progress bar, (I have already done that) and then when the loading reaches 100%, it launches the 2nd Form, which I can also create. How do I do this?
View 14 RepliesI want to run a exe . using Process.Start(My.Settings.dirt3fold & "dirt3.exe") it runs but than displays a error (not my program,the actually exe) .I believe this is because it will only run if its run through windows explorer . is there a way to get around this ,maybe use a shortcut or something .
View 2 RepliesSo I have my form, I add one combobox (combobox1) and a button that says "Launch..."Button 1's
Process.Start(ComboBox1.SelectedItem)
When you select a program from the combobox (combobox1) and click launch, it launches that program, for example, cmd.exe (command prompt) when I click the button, it launches the command prompt, but if I select a game (for example chess.exe, for vista), it says it can't find the file, this is because the search for the file is only: WindowsSystem32, how can I change that? OR, how can I add a reference that searches the WHOLE Disk, not just WindowsSystem32?
the thing is that i am creating a little launcher shell that will start on a lan-party computer full with games.all the things i am doing with it is for my own use only and will not be used for harmfull stuff. in the other topic i got the intention that they thought i was a cracker of hacker or something.im am just creating a launcher app that launches my games without the use of explorer.exe to be loaded with windows.i have done several things to try to load a game when i press a button but they always crash. when i start the games normally there is no problem.first i thought it needed the use of explorer.exe but when i tested my app with explorer.exe running i got the same result. so i think its my app that is causing the problem.
i have used this:
Process.Start("C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe")
and this:
Dim startInfo As System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
Dim pStart As New System.Diagnostics.Process
startInfo = New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Related Designs\ANNO 1404\Anno4.exe")
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as for the people who replied in the other topic. the register files you have seen in my code was for activating the GameShell.exe to run as shell instead of the explorer.exe for the current user and for all users and to restore it to explorer.exe.
I have a windows app written in Visual Basic (Visual Studio 2005) where different URLs are launched in a new windows when every time a different button is clickedHowever, if it has already been launched, I would like to bring it to front instead of opening up several windows for the same url.
View 1 Replies[Code] That codes will execute the "xsentinel.bat". But, is there any ways that I can use to made the "xsentinel.bat" will running in background (Sys Tray)?
View 1 Replieshow to launch remote assistence from vb? i have been searching but no answer...
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View 5 RepliesI need help on how to launch the normal windows desktop. I have a TCP Client/Server application where the client should start before any other application starts. To do this, I replaced explorer.exe with my application file path in the registry. What I want to do is the client minimizes when it receives a command from the server, and start windows as normal.
View 4 RepliesIn my application there is a feature that lets you get the current song from itunes, but itunes opens up upon my applications launch.
So I'm assuming that it is opening when:
Imports iTunesLib
Is called. Is there a way that I can import something after a launch, and on a event, like a button push?
Is there a way to launch a Modeless Dialog that stays active even when a Modal Dialog is launched? Can I put the Modeless Dialog in a seperate Thread or something like that?
View 6 Repliesis it possible to launch a pdf that is password protected. I want to be able to somehow enter the password for the user, so they dont have too, so when they launch a password protected PDF, it opens as normal for the user without any intervention?
View 2 RepliesI am not trying to make this a hard! How do I?
View 2 RepliesI have a vb.net windows form. I want to launch an ie windows with code similar to the example below, but I want to launch an ASPX pagewith query strings that I don't want the user to see once the web page has rendered. In ASP.NET I have server.transfer to pass the query strings internally, but the info for the querystrings is coming from client-side vb.net app. So, I want to know how to do the equivalent of server.transfer from vb.net to asp via URL.
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I have a vb2008 .net2 app that needs to launch an executable with certain cmd arguments. Lets say for example I have 5 variables.
variable1 = true
variable2 = wirelessssid
variable3 = password
variable4 = nothing
variable 5 = username
Each variable represents a cmd args that I need to launch the executable from my app with.
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I am having an issue with a .net application launching another application using Shell On Windows 7 the app will not launch at all. I am assuming UAC is preventing this?
View 2 RepliesI am trying to launch a application from a visual basic script. Everytime I run the script it looks for the application in whatever folder the script is sitting in. If I put the script in the folder where the executable is it works. Unfortunatley this script need to run from users temp directories.
' *****Declaring variables*****
Option Explicit
' Comment the next line out if you are not getting this to work and you need to debug.
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I am trying to launch the default web browser and have it navigate to a URL that is put together by multiple strings, but when i run this i get an error "The system cannot find the file specified", but if i replace this long string with the already made URL it works.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://" & DecryptedUsername & "@sylenttechnologies.com:" & DecryptedPassword & "@esc173.midphase.com:2096")
I have this
Dim strAppPath As String = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
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But, is there any ways that I can use to made the "xsentinel.bat" will running in background (Sys Tray)?
Is it possible to kick-off a SQL Server package from a VB.NET 2.0 app? Can a VB app talk to SQL Server - other than what is built into the ADO.NET API?
View 2 RepliesI made a program were the user enters their username and password and then they click a button and it will launch the default web browser and sign them in but for some reason it only works in Google Chrome and FireFox. It opens Internet Explorer but it doesn't go to any page it just has a white page and no text in the address bar.Here is the code i am using to launch the browser:
Process.Start("http:url......)