This class wrappes the Windows 32 shell.

Try
Win32Shell new shellOpen: 'c:\image.bmp' to open a document
Win32Shell new shellOpen: 'c:\myprogram.exe' to start an executable
Win32Shell new shellExplore: 'c:\' to explore a directory
Win32Shell new shellFind: 'c:\' to initiate a search

Note that this class is platform specific.

	operations
	shellExplore: shellFind: shellOpen:

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	shellExecute:lpOperation:lpFile:lpParameters:lpDirectory:nShowCmd: Opens or prints the specified file, which can be an executable or document file. HINSTANCE ShellExecute( HWND hwnd, // handle to parent window LPCTSTR lpOperation, // pointer to string that specifies operation to perform LPCTSTR lpFile, // pointer to filename or folder name string LPCTSTR lpParameters, // pointer to string that specifies executable-file parameters LPCTSTR lpDirectory, // pointer to string that specifies default directory INT nShowCmd // whether file is shown when opened );

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	shellExplore: Explores the folder specified by aPathString
	shellFind: Initiates a search starting from the specified directory.
	shellOpen: Opens the file specified by aFileString. The file can be an executable file, a document file, or a folder.