Re: Bad ShellExecute for new

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From: Mark Jacobs
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 11:27

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"Artaud" <artaud.patrick@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message 
news:43e93f94$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Hello,
> I try to open an html file wiith the shellExecute method but I obtain 
> nothing.
> This is my code:
> //----------------------------
> AnsiString chem;
> chem=ExtractFilePath(Application->ExeName)+"aide\\sommaire.html";
> ShellExecute(0,"open",chem.c_str(),NULL,NULL,SW_SHOWNORMAL);
> //------------------------------------------------------------
> and when I click directly on the file it opens IE correctly
> the folder "aide " is in the running directory

Because the html file you are trying to open is *not* in the same dirtectory 
as your application, or the Application->ExeName has no path on it 
(ShowMessage it to see), and you should be using ParamStr(0) instead. HTH,
-- 
Mark Jacobs
DK Computing
http://www.dkcomputing.co.uk

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