Platform SDK Shell, ShellExecute( Desktop.scf ) = 33

Hi,

I want to preform a ShowDesktop, as the Icon in QuickLaunch, as we know that
is done by running a .scf file with "ToggleDesktop" parameter inside it.
so Ive created one that works perfectly when run in Explorer, or "Run..."

But when I do
ShellExecute(hWnd,"open","ShowDesk.scf",NULL,NULL,SW_SHOWNORMAL);
I get 33 as return, and the LastError is:
"The specified module could not be found"

Ive tried everything to using ShellExecute... anyone know why I dont seem to
be abel to start a .scf file?

//
Daniel

Did you try putting in the full path?




that
to

ofcourse, it finds the file. for example if I use 'properties' instead of
'open' it tells that there is no handling for that... also FileExists() =
true

// Daniel






"Run..."
seem

The error you get means that the file is locked by another process.
Try again after restarting your computer, and without doing anything else
before that.








know
it.

Nop, no restart helped...

after some checking in the Registry Ive noticed that "SHCmdFile" that takes
care of this filetype does not have an regular open, but a "ddeexec".
(the Open/Command/ just starts Explorer.exe, not with (%1) the file as
parameter)

how would one open it using DDE ?

//
Daniel





of
=

A return value of 33 (being greater than 32) indicates success, so the result of GetLastError is irrelevant. ShellExecute automatically uses DDE if required. However, if your app does not have a message loop, or exits immediately after calling ShellExecute, the DDE conversation will not be able to complete. In that case you need to use ShellExecuteEx and specify the SEE_MASK_FLAG_DDEWAIT flag.

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