HINSTANCE ShellExecute(<br><br> HWND hwnd, // handle to parent window<br> LPCTSTR lpOperation, // pointer to string that specifies operation to perform<br> LPCTSTR lpFile, // pointer to filename or folder name string<br> LPCTSTR lpParameters, // pointer to string that specifies executable-file parameters <br> LPCTSTR lpDirectory, // pointer to string that specifies default directory<br> INT nShowCmd // whether file is shown when opened<br> );