int = ShellExecute(hwnd, op
, file
, params
, dir
, bShow
)
Opens or prints a file.
Parameters
hwnd : PyHANDLE
The handle of the parent window, or 0 for no parent. This window
receives any message boxes an application produces (for example, for error reporting).op : string
The operation to perform. May be "open", "print", or None, which defaults to
"open".file : string
The name of the file to open.params : string
The parameters to pass, if the file name contains an executable.
Should be None for a document file.dir : string
The initial directory for the application.bShow : int
Specifies whether the application is shown when it is opened. If the lpszFile
parameter specifies a document file, this parameter is zero.Win32 API References
Search for ShellExecute at msdn, google or google groups.
Return Value
The instance handle of the application that was run. (This handle could also be the handle of a dynamic
data exchange [DDE] server application.) If there is an error, the method raises an exception.