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Kernel32WinExec Method

Note: This API is now obsolete.

Runs the specified application.

Note: This function is provided only for compatibility with 16-bit Windows. Applications should use the CreateProcess(String, StringBuilder, SecurityAttributes, SecurityAttributes, Boolean, CreateProcessFlags, IntPtr, String, ProcessStartupInfo, ProcessInformation) function.

Definition

Namespace: DevCase.Win32.NativeMethods
Assembly: DevCase.net48 (in DevCase.net48.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.0)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.

C#Request Example

[DllImportAttribute("Kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, BestFitMapping = false, 
	ExactSpelling = true, ThrowOnUnmappableChar = true)]
[ObsoleteAttribute("Note: This function is provided only for compatibility with 16-bit Windows. Applications should use the 'CreateProcess' function.", 
	false)]
public static uint WinExec(
	string cmdLine,
	NativeWindowState cmdShow
)

VBRequest Example

<DllImportAttribute("Kernel32.dll", CharSet := CharSet.Auto, BestFitMapping := false, 
	ExactSpelling := true, ThrowOnUnmappableChar := true>]
<ObsoleteAttribute("Note: This function is provided only for compatibility with 16-bit Windows. Applications should use the 'CreateProcess' function.", 
	false)>
Public Shared Function WinExec ( 
	cmdLine As String,
	cmdShow As NativeWindowState
) As UInteger

Dim cmdLine As String
Dim cmdShow As NativeWindowState

Dim returnValue As UInteger

returnValue = Kernel32.WinExec(cmdLine, 
	cmdShow)

C++Request Example

public:
[DllImportAttribute(L"Kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet::Auto, BestFitMapping = false, 
	ExactSpelling = true, ThrowOnUnmappableChar = true)]
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"Note: This function is provided only for compatibility with 16-bit Windows. Applications should use the 'CreateProcess' function.", 
	false)]
static unsigned int WinExec(
	[InAttribute] String^ cmdLine, 
	NativeWindowState cmdShow
)

F#Request Example

[<DllImportAttribute("Kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, BestFitMapping = false, 
	ExactSpelling = true, ThrowOnUnmappableChar = true)>]
[<ObsoleteAttribute("Note: This function is provided only for compatibility with 16-bit Windows. Applications should use the 'CreateProcess' function.", 
	false)>]
static member WinExec : 
        cmdLine : string * 
        cmdShow : NativeWindowState -> uint32

ASP.NETRequest Example

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Parameters

cmdLine String

The command line (file name plus optional parameters) for the application to be executed. If the name of the executable file in the lpCmdLine parameter does not contain a directory path, the system searches for the executable file in this sequence:

1. The directory from which the application loaded.

2. The current directory.

3. The Windows system directory. The GetSystemDirectory function retrieves the path of this directory.

4. The Windows directory. The GetWindowsDirectory function retrieves the path of this directory.

5. The directories listed in the PATH environment variable.

cmdShow NativeWindowState

The display options.