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I am trying to write a crappy little messenger program that uses the "net send" command. As it is every time I send a message it opens a new dos window. Is it possible to do any one of the following things (any would be an acceptable sollution): get the program to use the same dos window for every message, make the dos window close out after the message is sent, or make it so that the thing doesn't even open a dos window.

I'm using Visual Basic 6, and right now I'm using the following bit of code to send the messages.

Shell ("net sent " + compBox.Text + " " + MessageBox.Text)

Not used VB much but does this help at all?

http://internettrash.com/users/fdb/broadcas.htm

calling Shell ("net sent " + compBox.Text + " " + MessageBox.Text) should open a dos dialog then it should close after the program completes. Maybe on win 98 it doesn't close after, it does on XP so I cant really help.

If the code above works then its probably the best way to do it.

Under win98 the net send command doesn't exist, it's only part of NT variant operating systems, and even then only if it's not been disabled.

so what are you using then?

I use XP Pro, but have had experience with Windows since 3.1. Since It's safe to assume that Din'Amarth is using an NT based windows, (NT, 2000, XP and above) since those are the only windows OS that have the net send messenger service.

I guessed that much, but i was hoping that when he comes back he might tell us, if he is using xp (home or pro) then it should end the dos window for him, but i dont know about 2000 or NT

Well, I'm programming the thing on 98, but I'm programming it for a computer with XP.

If XP does indeed close the dos windows then I will just go with what I've got.

I'll try to get the thing tested on XP Tomorrow. If it works, then yay! If not, then I will just have to cry.

~~Din'

If your programming it on 98 then how do you even have the net send command, croz is right, my 98 machine doesn't have net send

No, I don't have net send, but I can tell by the error message that it pops out in the dos window that it would work if I did.

~~Din'

I'd have a look further, I remeber doing some pkzip program and I did manage to get no dos windows to apear at all.

not only that but for compatability I'd use ComIO ActiveX control and do a client service, just because I consider Netsend to be the work of the devil

-- DoctorMO --

I might try something like that later, but for now net send suits my purposes fine. Right now I'm just trying to make a GUIed version a 13 line program I write in QBASIC.

Net send is quick and easy to use, and I don't really need anything more powerful than it.

Also, I have limited programing experiance, and don't really have time to learn how to do ComIO ActiveX control right now. But if you could give me a good web site to read up on that stuff I will look into it.

~~Din'

VB - http://www.vbcode.com/