Need help to Open a file with in the application

[devi]

Hi,i use 'shell-execute' to launch the application.now i want to open one existing file from with in the application,for this i should browse the file and try to open it,but am unable to open.If am using shell execute to open that existing file it opens another window of the application.i don't want separate window.with in the same window how to open that file.

[JohnOne]

What application? perhaps you can open file in it via command line option.

[wakillon]

You can add parameters to ShellExecute,

try to find if your application use some parameters for open file in a same window.

[somdcomputerguy]

Or can you just use ShellExecute to run the file (open it in the app), instead of the way you are currently doing (shellexecute the app, then shellexecute the file). If the app needs to be run first, without the file being open, use ControlClick or ControlSend to 'tell' the app to open the file.