Article: Q145701
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s):
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Last Modified: 18-FEB-2002
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Learning Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
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SUMMARY
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When the Visual Basic Shell command is used to execute a batch file or MS- DOS
program on Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me, the MS-DOS window remains open
by default when the program is done executing. Under Windows 3.1, Windows for
Workgroups 3.11, and Windows NT 3.51, the MS-DOS window closes by default when
the program is done executing. This article shows how to force Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows Me to close the MS-DOS window when the program is done
executing.
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To force Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me to close the MS-DOS window you
can use the Visual Basic Shell function with the /C option of COMMAND.COM. The
/C option of COMMAND.COM will close the MS-DOS window under Windows 95, Windows
98, or Windows Me. The Visual Basic syntax for using the /C option of
COMMAND.COM to execute a MS-DOS program is as follows where <pathname> is
the path and name of the program to execute and any command line options for
it:
h = Shell("COMMAND.COM /C <pathname>")
Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, and Windows NT 3.51 will still behave
the same if you use the /C option of COMMAND.COM. So, you can use this technique
without having to check which operating system the program is running on.
Additional query words: createprocess properties close on exit
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Version : :4.0,5.0,6.0
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