SHELL in QB64by (Login MarineDon)R To lessen the reliance on SHELL to control
Windows programs within a QB64 program, here is a possible answer. It is a program by Ethan Winer called "Execute.Bas". It is located on his website at (look for "Execute"): http://www.ethanwiner.com/articles.html A direct link to Execute.Bas is here: http://www.ethanwiner.com/execute.bas Question: Can Galleon or someone else duplicate this program of Mr. Winer's in C++ for QB64? That would be great! Regards, Don Smith |
| Response Title | Author and Date |
| QB64 doesn't support INT 21 yet. | on Dec 28 |
| *Thanks Clippy that would be most useful | on Dec 29 |
| VB Script to create a Shortcut LNK or PIF (DOS) file in Qbasic | Clippy on Dec 29 |
| * Dunno if I ever said it, but this is a cool way. Thanks for sharing it. | Dav on Dec 29 |
| Until Int 21 is supported you can use a WinAPI call.... | Dav on Dec 29 |
| *Way Cool Clippy and Dav. Just what is needed. | on Dec 30 |
| WHY wasn't THIS LIBRARY POSTED? | on Dec 30 |
| Heh, well...I just made after reading Don's post. | Dav on Dec 30 |
| Try this VB Script for OS version | on Dec 30 |
| * Nice. Both work for me under Win7 (32-bit). | Dav on Dec 31 |
| * Good, glad it works. It should also find multiple OS's. | Clippy on Dec 31 |
| Re: * Good, glad it works. It should also find multiple OS's. | on Dec 31 |
| *Pete, you are incorrigible! LOL | Clippy on Jan 1 |