C# Signature:

[DllImport("shell32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr FindExecutable(string lpFile, string lpDirectory,
   [Out] StringBuilder lpResult);

VB Signature:

Private Declare Function FindExecutable Lib "shell32" Alias "FindExecutableA" _
      (ByVal lpFile As String, _
       ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
       ByVal sResult As String) As IntPtr

User-Defined Types:

None.

Notes:

1) When using VB, one cannot place the declaration for FindExecutable within

   the code portion of a form. If one needs to search for an executeable from
   within a form, though, it is easy enough to open a module and place the
   declaration there. From the form code, make a call to a function in the
   module. Within the module function, execute FindExecutable and return any
   results to the form routine.

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Alternative Managed API:

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********** Win32API.cs **********

using System;

using System.Text;

using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

namespace QuickTool

{

    public class Win32API
    {
        [DllImport("shell32.dll", EntryPoint="FindExecutable")]
        public static extern long FindExecutableA(
            string lpFile, string lpDirectory, StringBuilder lpResult);

        public static string FindExecutable(
            string pv_strFilename)
        {
            StringBuilder objResultBuffer =
                new StringBuilder(1024);
            long lngResult = 0;

            lngResult =
                FindExecutableA(pv_strFilename,
                string.Empty, objResultBuffer);

            if(lngResult >= 32)
            {
                return objResultBuffer.ToString();
            }

            return string.Format(
                "Error: ({0})", lngResult);
        }
    }

}

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******** Form1.cs ********

private void mnuDynamic_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)

{

    MenuItem theMenuItem = (MenuItem) sender;
    MessageBox.Show(Win32API.FindExecutable(theMenuItem.Text));

}

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