Using ShellExecuteEx() in CVI

[dcl9000]

Hi!

I'm trying to run the following code in CVI.  I have SDK package installed with my CVI, too.

Two header files, windows.h and Shellapi.h, are incleuded in my program already.

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   SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo = {0};
   ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
   ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
   ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;
   ShExecInfo.lpVerb = "open";
   ShExecInfo.lpFile = "c:\\test.txt";     
   ShExecInfo.lpParameters = "";
   ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;
   ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;
   ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL;  
  
   ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo);
   WaitForSingleObject(ShExecInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);

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No problem for compiling, but it keeps giving me the link error at run time:

"Undefined symbol '_ShellExecuteExA@4' referenced in "External_WinApp.c"

Could anyone give me an advise?

[JonathanN]

Hi dcl9000,

You need to add the Shell32.lib import library to your CVI project. You can find this import library in the <CVI>\SDK\lib directory.

Best Regards,

[dcl9000]

Got it.  Thanks!