win32api.ShellExecute

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

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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.