How to Run an Invisible EXE in VB6
When developing an application in Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6), if you need to run a hidden executable at any time, you can do so using the Shell function. Visual Basic 6 is a software development tool, so running an executable file may be necessary to, for example, install a plug-in or separate program file. The Shell command does not, itself, open a program invisibly; this requires that program to run invisibly. This is easy with an installation file, for example, as you can use the -silent parameter.
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Open your Visual Basic 6 script in the development suite.
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Browse through your script to the line where you want to run the executable.
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Type [Shell "C:\file.exe",] (without hard brackets, replacing C:\file.exe with the path and file name).
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Add, if the file is an installation file, the -silent tag following the path name.
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Add, if the file needs to run in the background, the following to the end of the path name: vbNormalFocus.
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