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Create and then execute a DOS batch file from within your program. 4 lines of code, no API, works w

Create and then execute a DOS batch file from within your program. 4 lines of code, no API, works will all VB versions.

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'** Create then execute a batch file
'** Compatible with all Winblows versions of 
'** Visual Basic.
'**
'** From:  revega  May 06, 2002
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'
' Put this inside a command button or menu

Open "c:\echo.bat" For Output As #1
Print #1, "echo         I was created in Visual Basic." 'Replace with your text
Close #1

'Note: one Print statement per line in the batch file.
'If you need more lines just put another PRINT #1, "blah" under the other one.
'Do this as many times as you need.

x = Shell("c:\echo.bat", 1)    'Now execute the file