OpenProcess The OpenProcess function opens an existing process object. HANDLE OpenProcess( DWORD dwDesiredAccess, // access flag BOOL bInheritHandle, // handle inheritance option DWORD dwProcessId // process identifier );WaitForSingleObject The WaitForSingleObject function returns when one of the following occurs: The specified object is in the signaled state. The time-out interval elapses. To enter an alertable wait state, use the WaitForSingleObjectEx function. To wait for multiple objects, use the WaitForMultipleObjects. DWORD WaitForSingleObject( HANDLE hHandle, // handle to object DWORD dwMilliseconds // time-out interval );
'Example Name:Super Shell 'This program needs a common dialog box, named CDBox ' (To add the Common Dialog Box to your tools menu, go to Project->Components (or press CTRL-T) ' and select Microsoft Common Dialog control) Const INFINITE = &HFFFF Const STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW = &H1 Private Enum enSW SW_HIDE = 0 SW_NORMAL = 1 SW_MAXIMIZE = 3 SW_MINIMIZE = 6 End Enum Private Type PROCESS_INFORMATION hProcess As Long hThread As Long dwProcessId As Long dwThreadId As Long End Type Private Type STARTUPINFO cb As Long lpReserved As String lpDesktop As String lpTitle As String dwX As Long dwY As Long dwXSize As Long dwYSize As Long dwXCountChars As Long dwYCountChars As Long dwFillAttribute As Long dwFlags As Long wShowWindow As Integer cbReserved2 As Integer lpReserved2 As Byte hStdInput As Long hStdOutput As Long hStdError As Long End Type Private Type SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES nLength As Long lpSecurityDescriptor As Long bInheritHandle As Long End Type Private Enum enPriority_Class NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H20 IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H40 HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H80 End Enum Private Declare Function CreateProcess Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateProcessA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, ByVal lpCommandLine As String, lpProcessAttributes As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, lpThreadAttributes As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, ByVal bInheritHandles As Long, ByVal dwCreationFlags As Long, lpEnvironment As Any, ByVal lpCurrentDriectory As String, lpStartupInfo As STARTUPINFO, lpProcessInformation As PROCESS_INFORMATION) As Long Private Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hHandle As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long Private Function SuperShell(ByVal App As String, ByVal WorkDir As String, dwMilliseconds As Long, ByVal start_size As enSW, ByVal Priority_Class As enPriority_Class) As Boolean Dim pclass As Long Dim sinfo As STARTUPINFO Dim pinfo As PROCESS_INFORMATION 'Not used, but needed Dim sec1 As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES Dim sec2 As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES 'Set the structure size sec1.nLength = Len(sec1) sec2.nLength = Len(sec2) sinfo.cb = Len(sinfo) 'Set the flags sinfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW 'Set the window's startup position sinfo.wShowWindow = start_size 'Set the priority class pclass = Priority_Class 'Start the program If CreateProcess(vbNullString, App, sec1, sec2, False, pclass, _ 0&, WorkDir, sinfo, pinfo) Then 'Wait WaitForSingleObject pinfo.hProcess, dwMilliseconds SuperShell = True Else SuperShell = False End If End Function Private Sub Form_Load() 'KPD-Team 1998 'URL: http://www.allapi.net/ 'E-Mail: [email protected] 'Set the dialog's title CDBox.DialogTitle = "Choose an EXEC-File ..." 'Error when canceled CDBox.CancelError = True 'Set the dialog's filter CDBox.Filter = "EXEC-Files (*.exe)|*.exe|All files (*.*)|*.*" 'Show the 'Open File'-dialog CDBox.ShowOpen 'Execute the program SuperShell CDBox.filename, Left$(CDBox.filename, Len(CDBox.filename) - Len(CDBox.FileTitle)), 0, SW_NORMAL, HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS End End Sub
The OpenProcess function opens an existing process object. HANDLE OpenProcess(
DWORD dwDesiredAccess, // access flag
BOOL bInheritHandle, // handle inheritance option
DWORD dwProcessId // process identifier
);WaitForSingleObject
The WaitForSingleObject function returns when one of the following occurs: The specified object is in the signaled state.
The time-out interval elapses.
To enter an alertable wait state, use the WaitForSingleObjectEx function. To wait for multiple objects, use the WaitForMultipleObjects. DWORD WaitForSingleObject(
HANDLE hHandle, // handle to object
DWORD dwMilliseconds // time-out interval
);
'This program needs a common dialog box, named CDBox
' (To add the Common Dialog Box to your tools menu, go to Project->Components (or press CTRL-T)
' and select Microsoft Common Dialog control)
Const INFINITE = &HFFFF
Const STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW = &H1
Private Enum enSW
SW_HIDE = 0
SW_NORMAL = 1
SW_MAXIMIZE = 3
SW_MINIMIZE = 6
End Enum
Private Type PROCESS_INFORMATION
hProcess As Long
hThread As Long
dwProcessId As Long
dwThreadId As Long
End Type
Private Type STARTUPINFO
cb As Long
lpReserved As String
lpDesktop As String
lpTitle As String
dwX As Long
dwY As Long
dwXSize As Long
dwYSize As Long
dwXCountChars As Long
dwYCountChars As Long
dwFillAttribute As Long
dwFlags As Long
wShowWindow As Integer
cbReserved2 As Integer
lpReserved2 As Byte
hStdInput As Long
hStdOutput As Long
hStdError As Long
End Type
Private Type SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
nLength As Long
lpSecurityDescriptor As Long
bInheritHandle As Long
End Type
Private Enum enPriority_Class
NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H20
IDLE_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H40
HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS = &H80
End Enum
Private Declare Function CreateProcess Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateProcessA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, ByVal lpCommandLine As String, lpProcessAttributes As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, lpThreadAttributes As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES, ByVal bInheritHandles As Long, ByVal dwCreationFlags As Long, lpEnvironment As Any, ByVal lpCurrentDriectory As String, lpStartupInfo As STARTUPINFO, lpProcessInformation As PROCESS_INFORMATION) As Long
Private Declare Function WaitForSingleObject Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hHandle As Long, ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long) As Long
Private Function SuperShell(ByVal App As String, ByVal WorkDir As String, dwMilliseconds As Long, ByVal start_size As enSW, ByVal Priority_Class As enPriority_Class) As Boolean
Dim pclass As Long
Dim sinfo As STARTUPINFO
Dim pinfo As PROCESS_INFORMATION
'Not used, but needed
Dim sec1 As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
Dim sec2 As SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES
'Set the structure size
sec1.nLength = Len(sec1)
sec2.nLength = Len(sec2)
sinfo.cb = Len(sinfo)
'Set the flags
sinfo.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
'Set the window's startup position
sinfo.wShowWindow = start_size
'Set the priority class
pclass = Priority_Class
'Start the program
If CreateProcess(vbNullString, App, sec1, sec2, False, pclass, _
0&, WorkDir, sinfo, pinfo) Then
'Wait
WaitForSingleObject pinfo.hProcess, dwMilliseconds
SuperShell = True
Else
SuperShell = False
End If
End Function
Private Sub Form_Load()
'KPD-Team 1998
'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
'E-Mail: [email protected]
'Set the dialog's title
CDBox.DialogTitle = "Choose an EXEC-File ..."
'Error when canceled
CDBox.CancelError = True
'Set the dialog's filter
CDBox.Filter = "EXEC-Files (*.exe)|*.exe|All files (*.*)|*.*"
'Show the 'Open File'-dialog
CDBox.ShowOpen
'Execute the program
SuperShell CDBox.filename, Left$(CDBox.filename, Len(CDBox.filename) - Len(CDBox.FileTitle)), 0, SW_NORMAL, HIGH_PRIORITY_CLASS
End
End Sub