Open an Application, or Open a File with the Associated Application

Category:

Miscellaneous

Type:

Applications

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Author:

Ali Ezzahir

Version Compatibility:

More information:

This small application demonstrates how to execute an application (or open a file with its associated application) by using the ShellExecute API function. It allows the user to specify how much time to wait before the application runs.

Instructions: Click the link below to download the code. Select 'Save' from the IE popup dialog. Once downloaded, open the .zip file from your local drive using WinZip or a comparable program to view the contents.

Download execute.zip