ShellExec (a tiny tool)

re: ShellExec (a tiny tool)

MichaelDotNet — Thu, 10 May 2007 05:44:29 GMT

Couldn't you use "cmd.exe /c start [file]"?

re: ShellExec (a tiny tool)

noahc — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:15:13 GMT

Excellent point. I don't see why not!
The only difference I see is that since cmd.exe is a console application, you'll get this little console pop up real quick instead of a seamless, transparent operation with ShellExec since it is a win app.

re: ShellExec (a tiny tool)

Max Battcher — Fri, 11 May 2007 11:56:16 GMT

I certainly use the 'start' command often in cmd.exe windows. Much faster than copying and pasting stuff into the Run dialog box.

I'm still surprised sometimes that people don't realize 'start' is available (much less has been around since Win95). I can't tell you how many times I've used some command line tool to generate some output (a .png, for example) and it was so much easier to 'start out.png' then to open a folder window and navigate and double click on that one file...

This ShellExec may be very useful for those rare consoles that don't have 'start', though...

re: ShellExec (a tiny tool)

Mike Whyte — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:37:41 GMT

Came across this app today for the first time. Tried executing ShellExec.exe on Windows XP (SP2), but got the error "application failed to initialize properly". Why is this?

Thanks

Mike

re: ShellExec (a tiny tool)

Eric — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:42:19 GMT

does this require the .net framework be installed?

re: ShellExec (a tiny tool)

David Evans — Thu, 22 May 2008 14:05:29 GMT

could you comment on the min OS requirements for this tool? does .net 2.0 need to be installed as earlier remarked?

re: ShellExec (a tiny tool)

Reginald Kinnaman — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:10:28 GMT

I'm just not having any luck getting an html to run in my autorun.inf file, I have tried this utility shellexec and also shellexe and shellexecute.

the first example has the menu for some of my games in a subdirectory, the other two example show i put it in the root directory. All 3 examples work on Vista. None work on Windows xp Professional and Windows XP Home (i have 4 other computers for testing) Ive spend more time on this autorun issue than making the html (which has been alot of time now) if some one has any other ideas as to what is wrong on the computers, please let me know.

[autorun]

shellexecute=GAME-DVD\INSTALLGAMES.HTML

[autorun]

open=ShellExec.exe INSTALL.HTML

reginald_kinnaman@hotmail.com

[autorun]

open=ShellExe.exe INSTALL.HTML

re: ShellExec (a tiny tool)

Michael — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:34:50 GMT

I think it should be noted it is more like:

cmd /c start /D"<drive>:\Full\Path\of\File\" foobar.html

OR:

cmd /c start "" "<drive>:\Full\Path\of\File\foobar.html"