sVerb Values

sVerb Values

The sVerb parameter is a single word string that specifies the action to be taken by Shell Execute.

**Table 6.8:** **Values for sVerb Parameter**
sVerb Value	Meaning
edit	Opens an editor for the file.
explore	The function explores the folder specified.
open	The function opens the file specified. The file can be an executable file or a document file. It can also be a folder.
print	The function prints the document file specified. If filespec is not a document file, the function will fail.
properties	Displays the file or folder's properties.
find	Launches the Find Files application found on the Start menu.
"" (empty string)	Ships this parameter to ShellExecute.

Examples:

To browse a web site:

ShellExecute("open", "http://www.somedomain.com", "", 
1)

To open a document file:

ShellExecute("open", "somefile.doc", "", 1)

To explore your Windows documents file folder:

ShellExecute("explore", "C :\Documents and Settings", 
"", 1)

To launch Internet Explorer:

ShellExecute("", "iexplore", "", 1)

To preview a file in Internet Explorer:

ShellExecute("", "iexplore somefile.htm", "", 1)

To search for files in the current project folder:

ShellExecute("find",  filespec, "", 1)