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Function ExecuteExternalProcess(CommandLine)

This function executes a command outside of the virtual environment. It can be used if you need to make real system changes.

Parameters:

CommandLine

[in] CommandLine represents the application and commandline parameters to execute outside of the virtual environment

Returns:

Integer process ID, the process ID can be used with WaitForProcess

Example:

ExecuteExternalProcess("cmd.exe /c copy c:\systemfile.txt c:\newsystemfile.txt")

' Execute a command which requires quotes in the command-line

ExecuteExternalProcess("regsvr32 /s " & chr(34) & "c:\program files\my.ocx" & chr(34))