External processes in VB.NET

Question

Hello Im new here so I might as well begin my queries. This is one of the best forums ive been so far concerning C# and VB.NET. Im just wondering how can you call externel EXE files and run them in your WindowApp in VB.NET; say you want to launch notepad.exe or MS Word when you click a button in your Windows Form. Thanx and more power to this forum.

akbhattacharya · Answer

Hey Archi.. its pretty simple. Follow the code: Dim proc As System.Diagnostics.Process proc = New System.Diagnostics.Process() proc.Start(Notepad.exe) 'proc.Start(http://www.google.com) '///// if you like to start Google 'proc.Start(any application name) Thank you... Baan

Adam Erstelle · Answer

There was a previous post on this topic with a couple different solutions. http://216.26.160.137/Forums/AspNetForums20/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=6239 Hope this helps!