Getting the shell to run an application for you - Part 1: Why

Some people seem to think that calling ShellExecute or ShellExecuteEx and passing the path to an executable will have the effect of telling the shell to launch an application for you.  However, that’s not quite what happens.  These functions simply allow your application to take an action (like launching a process) in the manner the [...] Del.icio.us | Digg It | Technorati | Blinklist | Furl | reddit | DotNetKicks

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