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‘ Name: Start any other program/document
‘ /anything!
‘ Description:starts anything, a program
‘ , link, e-mail, or document, or just ANY
‘ THING that can be clicked on literally w
‘ ith 1 line of code.
‘
‘ Inputs:None
‘
‘ Returns:None
‘
‘Assumes:None
‘
‘Side Effects:None
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Shell “Start.exe ” & “your program/url/e-mail address to send to/document/ANYTHING!”, 0
‘as you type the comma, look on the menu
‘ to select if you want to hide vb, etc.
‘0 is hide vb i think
‘For example:
‘Shell Start.exe ” & app.exename & “.exe
‘ “, 0
‘easy code, no hassle!
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‘ Name: !Start an exe within your app w/error handling!
‘ Description:starts an exe from within your application
‘ Author: Scotto
‘
‘ Inputs:None
‘
‘ Returns:None
‘
‘Assumes:None
‘
‘Side Effects:None
Sub LoadEXE(Dir As String)
On Error GoTo err:
X% = Shell(Dir, 1): NoFreeze% = DoEvents(): Exit Sub
Exit Sub
err:
‘make your own error messages like mine
‘ below, or use the default:
If err.Number = 6 Then Exit Sub
MsgBox “Please make sure that the application you are trying to
launch is located in the correct folder.”
& vbCrLf & “If not, do this and retry launching the application.”, vbExclamation
‘default: MsgBox “Error:” & vbCrLf & err
‘ .Description & vbCrLf & err.Number, vbExclamation
End Sub
I read somewhere years ago that when you flush the toilet with the lid open, a plume of contaminated water droplets is ejected into the air and lands on everything in the
bathroom, including (yuck) your toothbrush.
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mulct MULKT, noun:
A fine or penalty.
transitive verb:
1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or demanding a forfeiture.
2. To obtain by fraud or deception.
3. To defraud; to swindle.
Mulct comes from Latin multa, “a fine.”
horrent HOR-ehnt adjective
Standing up like bristles, bristling.
From Latin horrent-, stem of horrens, present participle of horrere (to bristle).
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