[REBOL] Re: call/output to string bug in Windows
From: tbrownell:l3technology at: 27-Feb-2003 9:56
Aye, that Dos window is a pain. There may be a way to do shell calls using
the Windows ShellExecute API, but from what I see, it can only be used to
launch applications, open a browser to a URL (this must be what "Browse"
uses.) Find a copy of the API below...
But how to use this to do a shell command, WITH output to a string! ??
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rebol []
a: %/c/windows/system32/shell32.dll
b: load/library a
c: "ShellExecuteA"
r: make routine! [
hwnd [integer!]
lpOperation [string!]
lpFile [string!]
lParameters [string!]
lpDirectory [string!]
nShowCmd [integer!]
] b c
view layout [
btn "Rebol" [r 0 "open" "http://www.rebol.com" "" "" 1]
btn "Word Doc" [r 0 "open" "c:\whatever.doc" "" "" 1]
btn "More Info" [browse http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_shellexecute.html]]
;Where lpFile is the program (or file ) you wish to launch.
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