Q: Using SHELL with focus

Brian Jones; thefiddler@hotmail.com wrote: 
I know how to open a program through the Shell("C:\windows\explorer.exe") 
but how do I make it so that the program that I'm running starts up in a 
vbminimizedfocus state.  I looked at the help files with vb5 but I still...

Q: From the help file

' Specifying 1 as the second argument opens the application in 
' normal size and gives it the focus.
Dim RetVal
RetVal = Shell("C:\WINDOWS\CALC.EXE", 1)	' Run Calculator.

vbHide			0	Window is hidden and focus is passed to the hidden window.
vbNormalFocus		1	Window has focus and is restored to its original size and position.
vbMinimizedFocus	2	Window is displayed as an icon with focus.
vbMaximizedFocus	3	Window is maximized with focus.
vbNormalNoFocus		4	Window is restored to its most recent size and position. The currently active window remains active.
vbMinimizedNoFocus	6	Window is displayed as an icon. The currently active window remains active.

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