[AccessD] ShellExecuteA

I was discussing something about this with Shamil about return codes 
from shellexecute
around the beggining of last month.
It returns a long = 42 on normal termination but if you try to call say 
Outlook and it is not installed properly
you get a "5" returned. These return codes are probably documented 
somewhere in the Windows Platform SDK.
But I haven't looked.

lngRet = ShellExecute(0&, vbNullString, _
         "mailto:" & strAddr & _
          "?Subject=" & strSubj & _
          "&body=" & strBody, _
          vbNullString, vbNullString, vbNormalFocus)



? Welz wrote:

> Stuart:
>
> I'm not privy to the details. Apparently a number of hex numbers show 
> up in the event log every time a a pee file fails to open regardless 
> of how they tried to open it. I am told that details have been 
> forwarded to the support department of the company that sold us the 
> software. I was also informed that the vendor admitted that other 
> users of the software have reported ShellEx problems. They have now 
> specifically stated that they do not support launching via 
> ShellExecuteA but they may by the next version.... It worked in the 
> last versions all the way back to the DOS only versions (v3 through v9 
> with over a dozen intermdiate numbers). They have suggested we check 
> for a pee.dat file that is the effective equivalent of an ldb file 
> left hanging by the Pervasive database engine. They may have a point 
> as the problem is quite pervasive and perverse, but the application 
> isn't crashing and we have yet to see a single pee.dat file.
>
> I had one user who was not able to open a file required today for 
> closing a bid no matter how or how many times he tried to open the 
> file. I finally had him go to a colleague who was able to open it in 
> his session. I will not revisit this issue until the people 
> responsible have it launching reliably from Explorer.
>
> I wonder whether they claim to be Windows compatible...
>
> Thanks to eveyone who has welcomed me back.
>
> Ciao
> Jürgen Welz
> Edmonton, Alberta
> jwelz at hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
>
>> From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
>>
>> On 2 Dec 2005 at 9:18, Jürgen Welz wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> > Access application generally has between 18 and 26 concurrent 
>> users. I am
>> > told by the IT department that their logs show numerous errors at 
>> the times
>> > when users fail to launch their .Pee files.
>>
>> Knowing *what* errors would certainly help in tracking down the problem!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Lexacorp Ltd
>> http://www.lexacorp.com.pg
>

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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada