How To Make A Application Launcher In VB.NET

this is a simple thing this works like run which you can find on windows xp,windows vista,windows 7,etc

you can use this to open programs,folders,documents and website etc

so lets get started

1. open visual basic 2008/2010

2. create a new project

3. name it whatever you want

4. add 3 buttons 

5. change the text property of them as below

button1 - ok

button2 - browse

button3 - cancel

6 . add a textbox and change property multiline - true

7. add a openfiledialog

8. make your form look like this

9. double click your form and add this code

'Author : Mohamed Shimran
'Blog : http://ultimateprogrammingtutorials.blogspot.com
Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        OpenFileDialog1.FileName = " "
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
        Me.Close()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Process.Start(TextBox1.Text)

    End Sub

    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog()


    End Sub

    Private Sub OpenFileDialog1_FileOk(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) Handles OpenFileDialog1.FileOk
        TextBox1.Text = OpenFileDialog1.FileName
    End Sub
End Class

10. now debug and type commands that you usually do with windows run and press ok , it'll work

for example just type http://www.google.com in the textbox and press ok then your default browser will open and you will be navigated to website

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