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Summary

The FindExecutable API

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static extern IntPtr FindExecutable(string lpFile, string lpDirectory, [Out] StringBuilder lpResult);

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Private Shared Function FindExecutable(ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByRef lpResult As StringBuilder) As IntPtr

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1) When using VB, one cannot place the declaration for FindExecutable within

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module. Within the module function, execute FindExecutable and return any

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    Public Enum FindExecutableErrorCodes

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Documentation

[FindExecutable] on MSDN

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        [DllImport("shell32.dll", EntryPoint="FindExecutable")]

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        public static extern long FindExecutableA(

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        public static string FindExecutable(

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                FindExecutableA(pv_strFilename,

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    MessageBox.Show(Win32API.FindExecutable(theMenuItem.Text));

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Also see http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/shell32.findexecutable (though this method is preferred, see http://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2009/10/13/finding-an-associated-executable.aspx).