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Before You Begin

Ch. 1. Introduction to Visual Basic .NET

Ch. 2. A–Z Reference

#Const Directive

#ExternalSource Directive

#If...Then...#Else Directives

#Region Directive

AddHandler Statement

AddressOf Operator

AndAlso Operator

AppActivate Function

AppWinStyle Enumeration

Asc, AscW Functions

Boolean Data Type

CallByName Function

CallType Enumeration

ChDrive Function

Choose Function

Chr, ChrW Functions

Class Statement

Collection Object

ComClassAttribute Class

ComClassAttribute Constructor

ComClassAttribute.ClassID Property

ComClassAttribute.EventID Property

ComClassAttribute.InterfaceID Property

ComClassAttribute.InterfaceShadows Property

Command Function

CompareMethod Enumeration

Const Statement

CreateObject Function

CurDir Function

DateAdd Function

DateDiff Function

DateFormat Enumeration

DateInterval Enumeration

DatePart Function

DateSerial Function

DateString Property

DateValue Function

Decimal Data Type

Declare Statement

Delegate Statement

DeleteSetting Function

Derived Math Functions

Description Property

Different Formats for Different Numeric Values (Format Function)

Do...Loop Statements

Double Data Type

DueDate Enumeration

Environ Function

Erase Statement

Error Statement

ErrorToString Function

Event Statement

FileAttr Function

FileAttribute Enumeration

FileClose Function

FileCopy Function

FileDateTime Function

FileGet Function

FileGetObject Function

FileLen Function

FileOpen Function

FilePut Function

FilePutObject Function

FileWidth Function

Filter Function

FirstDayOfWeek Enumeration

FirstWeekOfYear Enumeration

For Each...Next Statements

For...Next Statements

Format Function

FormatCurrency Function

FormatDateTime Function

FormatNumber Function

FormatPercent Function

FreeFile Function

Function Statement

GetAllSettings Function

GetAttr Function

GetChar Function

GetEnumerator Method

GetException Function

GetObject Function

GetSetting Function

GetType Operator

HelpContext Property

HelpFile Property

If...Then...Else Statements

Implements Statement

Imports Statement

Inherits Statement

InputBox Function

InputString Function

InStrRev Function

Int, Fix Functions

Integer Data Type

Interface Statement

IsArray Function

IsDate Function

IsDBNull Function

IsError Function

IsNothing Function

IsNumeric Function

IsReference Function

LastDLLError Property

LBound Function

LineInput Function

Lock, Unlock Functions

LTrim, RTrim, and Trim Functions

Minute Function

Module Statement

MonthName Function

MsgBox Function

MsgBoxResult Enumeration

MsgBoxStyle Enumeration

Namespace Statement

Number Property

Object Data Type

On Error Statement

OpenAccess Enumeration

OpenMode Enumeration

OpenShare Enumeration

Operators Summary

Option Compare Statement

Option Explicit Statement

Option Strict Statement

OrElse Operator

Partition Function

Predefined Date/Time Formats (Format Function)

Predefined Numeric Formats (Format Function)

Print and Display Constants

Print, PrintLine Functions

Property Statement

QBColor Function

RaiseEvent Statement

Randomize Statement

ReDim Statement

RemoveHandler Statement

Rename Function

Replace Function

Resume Statement

Return Statement

Returns for CStr

SaveSetting Function

ScriptEngine Property

ScriptEngineBuildVersion Property

ScriptEngineMajorVersion Property

ScriptEngineMinorVersion Property

Second Function

Select...Case Statements

SetAttr Function

Short Data Type

Single Data Type

Source Property

StrComp Function

StrConv Function

StrDup Function

String Data Type

StrReverse Function

Structure Statement

Switch Function

SyncLock Statement

SystemTypeName Function

Throw Statement

TimeOfDay Property

TimeSerial Function

TimeString Property

TimeValue Function

Tristate Enumeration

Try...Catch...Finally Statements

Type Conversion Functions

TypeName Function

UBound Function

User-Defined Data Type

User-Defined Date/Time Formats (Format Function)

User-Defined Numeric Formats (Format Function)

VariantType Enumeration

VarType Function

VBFixedArrayAttribute Class

VBFixedArrayAttribute Constructor

VBFixedArrayAttribute.FirstBound Field

VBFixedArrayAttribute.SecondBound Field

VBFixedStringAttribute Class

VBFixedStringAttribute Constructor

VBFixedStringAttribute.SizeConst Field

VbStrConv Enumeration

VbTypeName Function

Weekday Function

WeekdayName Function

While...End While Statements

With...End With Statements

Write, WriteLine Functions

Appx. A. Operators

Appx. B. Summary Lists

Appx. C. Member Lists

Appx. D. Conversion Functions

Appx. E. Visual Basic Compiler Options

Appx. F. Work Light

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2.290. Shell Function

Runs an executable program and returns an integer containing the program’s process ID if it is still running.

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Public Function Shell( _                                                           
   ByVal Pathname As String, _                                                     
   Optional ByVal Style As AppWinStyle = AppWinStyle.MinimizedFocus, _             
   Optional ByVal Wait As Boolean = False, _                                       
   Optional ByVal Timeout As Integer = -1 _                                        
) As Integer

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