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Siebel VB Language Reference > Methods Reference for Siebel VB > Code Setup and Control Methods > Call Application MethodThe Call Application method starts a Microsoft Windows application. It returns the task ID of this application, which is a unique number that identifies the running code. The pathname argument can contain the name of any valid BAT, COM, EXE, or PIF file. You can include arguments and command line switches. If the pathname argument does not contain a valid executable file name, or if the Shell statement cannot start the code, then this method creates an error message. FormatShell(pathname, [windowStyle]) The following table describes the arguments that you can use with this method. ExampleThe following example opens Microsoft Excel when the user clicks a button: Sub Button1_Click For other examples, see Get Right String Method and Send Keystrokes Method. For more information, see Send Keystrokes Method. |
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