ShellAPI2

You can use this function for Optiva Workflows.

Purpose

ShellAPI2 performs an action for a registered application. For example, opening a Microsoft WORD file or displaying a file in a browser.

Syntax


Dim variable As Integer = ShellAPI2(Target)

Arguments


Part	Type	Description
`Target`	`String`	Path to the file or URL. If the target is an executable, then the parameters are passed to the executable. Parameters vary according to the program.

Example

The below is the example of the script used to create ShellAPI2.

Option Strict Off
imports System
imports System.Diagnostics
Class ActionScript
Inherits FcProcFuncSetEventWF
        Function wf_start() As Long
                Workflow.ShellAPI("http://usfrvqas19c/FsWebReports/launch.aspx?p1=BoatInfo.xml&p2=asdf&p3=PDF&p4=C:\inetpub\\wwwroot\FsWebReports\Source\BoatInfo2008.rpt")
        End Function
End Class