File location

[TMI]

I know the file name or program but do not know the path. The path also may vary from pc to pc. How do I find the file and open it or start the program without knowing the path?

[Volte]

You can't, short of recursively searching the whole hard drive for it.

[TMI]

I found what I was looking for.

 

Try

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("SomeProgram.exe")

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox(ex.Message)

Exit Sub

End Try

 

This works great for any program that has been installed via a install program. Does not work for exe's that have only been copied to the pc. You then have to give the path to the exe.