Thanks Alexandre ... it should be noted that Process is in the System.Diagnostics namespace.

~~Bonnie


>if you just want to launch an exe and nothing more then you can do
>

>Dim myProcess As Process = Process.Start(exe file or other file)
>

>Now if you want more control and define what type of window is to display, auguments that you want to pass to the exe, you can use the next code.
>

>Dim processInfo As ProcessStartInfo
>processInfo = New ProcessStartInfo("my.exe")
>processInfo.Arguments = "anyarg"
>processInfo.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Normal
>Dim myProcess As Process= Process.Start(processInfo)
>myProcess.WaitForExit(5000)
>' this will wait 5 secs for the process to exit, then you can check if the myProcess.HasExit
>to see if the process had finish or if 5 secs has elapsed and the process is still running.
>

>
>>>Nevermind, thanks...
>>
>>And the answer is .... ?
>>
>>~~Bonnie