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Splitting a string containg filename+path and arguemnts

From	Leo <ttdhead@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion, comp.lang.basic.visual.misc
Subject	Splitting a string containg filename+path and arguemnts
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Date	2011-06-15 22:59 +1000
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I am writing a Shell() replacement that I intend to be a drop in 
replacement. I am using ShellExecuteEx so I can parse a n image or text 
file in. The problem comes with spliting the arguements from the 
path+filename, what is the best way to split them assuming possible 
paths with spaces that aren't quoted. An example that works with 
Shell() and WinExec (I know I shouldn't be using it) but I strugle with 
spliting is C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe 
C:\Users\username\Documents\somertf.rtf . PathRemoveArgs gets confused 
and cuts the path at the space in "Program Files".

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Splitting a string containg filename+path and arguemnts Leo <ttdhead@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 22:59 +1000
  Re: Splitting a string containg filename+path and arguemnts Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2011-06-15 15:21 +0100
  Re: Splitting a string containg filename+path and arguemnts Karl E. Peterson <karl@exmvps.org> - 2011-06-15 11:14 -0700

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