RUN executes a command in a DOS window. (That why you will see that MS-DOS window.)

ShellExecute and ShellExecuteEx are Win32 API functions. More precisely, they are located in Shell32.dll which is main dll of Windows Explorer (so, the Windows' shell).

The best documentation is MSDN, IMHO. I'm pretty sure there is one (or more) example on how to use them here on UT, in the FAQ or FILES sections. I think David Frankenbach has a code sample on his site, too, but I'm not 100% sure.

Vlad

>Can you please explain the difference between using ShellExecute and Run? Where do I find information about Win32 API's including ShellExecute?
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>Thanks!
>-- ellen
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>>Or better use ShellExecute Win32 API func instead of RUN.