Running an Executable File

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Running an Executable File

Document ID: IR10014

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The information in this article applies to:

• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Standard Edition
• AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 Professional Edition

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to run an executable file.

DISCUSSION

AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 includes an action to launch an executable file. This is useful, for example, when creating a front end for your installer. When the user clicks on a button labeled "Install", your application launches your setup program. This is accomplished in AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 by using the File.Run action.

To launch an executable file when the user clicks a button, place the File.Run action in the On Click event of the button's actions:

File.Run("c:\\your_file.exe", "", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, false);

Or, to have your application wait until the executable has exited, change the WaitForReturn property to true:

File.Run("c:\\your_file.exe", "", "", SW_SHOWNORMAL, true);

MORE INFORMATION

For more information please see the following topics in the AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0 help file:

• Program Reference | Actions | File | File.Run

KEYWORDS: AutoPlay Media Studio 5.0, Actions, Open, Run, EXE, Executable

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Last reviewed: September 26, 2003
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