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Starts another application and defines the respective window style, if necessary.
Shell (Pathname As String[, Windowstyle As Integer[, Param As String[, bSync]]])
Name of the program that you want to start, optionally with complete path and/or arguments.
Optional integer expression that specifies the style of the window that the program is executed in.
Parameter Windowstyle is only effective on Windows systems. On other systems the parameter is ignored.
The following values are possible:
| Windowstyle | Meaning | 
|---|---|
| 0 | The focus is on the hidden program window. | 
| 1 | The focus is on the program window in standard size. Not implemented in LibreOffice. | 
| 2 | The focus is on the minimised program window. | 
| 3 | focus is on the maximised program window. | 
| 4 | Standard size program window, without focus. Not implemented in LibreOffice. | 
| 6 | Minimised program window, focus remains on the active window. Not implemented in LibreOffice. | 
| 10 | Full-screen display. | 
Windowstyle 3 and 10 are equivalent in Windows systems.
String that specifies additional arguments passed to the program.
If this value is set to true, the Shell command and all LibreOffice tasks wait until the shell process completes. If the value is set to false, the shell returns directly. The default value is false.
Sub ExampleShellForWin
    Shell("c:\windows\calc.exe",2)
End Sub