Very Advanced VB Question

What I want to do is have a text value in a string which will then be executed.

E.G

dim strcommand as string
strcommand = "mkdir c:\directory"

'code goes here to execute the strcommand

Anyone know how to do this.

I don't want to call external programs I want to use the buit in VB commands. e.g mkdir, kill etc

Well, you can call the external commands using the Shell() function in Visual Basic (e.g. Shell(strcommand)), but I don't know whether or not it's possible to take a string and call the functions directly (unless there's a way of splitting the string into the command and arguments, and then executing the function with a name equal to that of the first part of the string).

Its still the same principle pwaring. you still want to run a line of code

It used to be just "shell" in Basic... that probably ain't helping you very much :D

Thats o.k negative. I know its a big day for you !!

Big day indeed :D

You could always ask your question on Jupitermedia's VB Forum

you probably already figured it out but anyway:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim strcommand As String
strcommand = Text1.Text
Shell (strcommand)
End Sub

Nope, Thats to call an external command or executable.

I want to use internal VB things like mkdir, kill etc and it has to be the internal VB things not external commands.

Shell still works. You can append variables for command line params like: Shell ("net send" & sIPadress + "3y3 0wn j00") as for getting your params you can tokenize stuff with Split() which default delimits by space but can be changed to whatever you want, eg MyArray()=Split(MyString,Chr(10)) will split on LF and put the tokens into the array. I'm not sure what you mean about using VB functons not external programs, cant you just write a function and call it??


-Maestr0


edit: I see everyone posted at once, sorry I see above this isnt what you needed, maybe explain a little more??

O.K thanks for those who have contributed so far but in the intrest of not putting me closer to slitting my wrists unless your really sure here can you just leave it be.

I will explain again.

I want to execute the text inside a string. I don't want to shell out to an external program.

Example. A form has a textbox "text1" and a command button "cmdone"

Private Sub Cmdone_Click()
Dim strcommand As String
strcommand = Text1.Text
' The string read in is a visual basic command e.g one that would normally appear in the code' of a vb file e.g mkdir, kill, msgbox, filecopy.


E.G the string could be "kill c:\autoexec.bat"
That string esxecuted would delete the autoexec.bat file.

Am I explaining this a little clearer now ? I hope so and I hope this can be done because its driving me nuts more than that stearing wheel in my pants.