How do I find the methods for shell.application?

[Lt Dan's legs]

looking methods such as

 

 
(vlax-invoke 
 (vla-getInterfaceObject
   (vlax-get-acad-object)
    "Shell.Application"
 )
 'BrowseForFolder
 (vlax-get 
   (vlax-get-acad-object) 
   'hwnd 
 ) 
 "Select Directory: " 0
)

[BlackBox]

This might help:

 

WshShellObject Properties and Methods

[Lt Dan's legs]

Thank you!

[BlackBox]

Unsolicited, but here are a couple other Windows Objects that I use:

 

FileSystemObject

 

SWbemLocatorObject

[codered8x]

How get methods of other application ? example SHELL, INTERNETEXPLORER,..... I can't find them in Help.

like routine below :

 

(defun NavigateTo ( url / ie )
 ;; © Lee Mac  ~  02.06.10
 (vl-load-com)

 (if (setq ie (vlax-create-object "InternetExplorer.Application"))
   (progn
     (vlax-put ie 'Visible :vlax-true)
     (vlax-invoke ie 'Navigate url)
     (vlax-release-object ie)
   )
 )
)

Or

(setq dir (vlax-invoke (vlax-get-or-create-object "Shell.Application") 'browseforfolder 0 "Select folder with DWG files:" 1 directory ))

How to know method 'Navigate of internetexplorer or 'browserforfolder of shell.application ? i want to have general method to do it . Thanks.

[Lee Mac]

How get methods of other application ? example SHELL, INTERNETEXPLORER,..... I can't find them in Help.

 

Here is a reference for the Internet Explorer Object:

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa752084%28v=VS.85%29.aspx

 

Here is a reference for Windows Shell Object:

 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/bb774094%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

[codered8x]

Thank Lee, bookmarked.

[codered8x]

Lee, how do use Find method of Range on Excel ?

[Lee Mac]

Lee, how do use Find method of Range on Excel ?

 

Don't know, never used it