ShellExec David Lowndes

shell-execute-api shell-execute-ex-api shellexecuteapi shellexecuteexapi

Use this command to install ShellExec:

winget install --id=DavidLowndes.ShellExec -e

ShellExec is a Windows GUI program designed to test and explore the functionality of the ShellExecute and ShellExecuteEx APIs. This tool provides a user-friendly interface for experimenting with various parameters of these API calls, enabling users to observe how applications behave under different conditions.

Key Features:

Parameter Selection: The graphical interface allows users to input and modify multiple parameters relevant to ShellExecute and ShellExecuteEx.
Verb Testing: Users can easily test how applications respond to different verbs, providing insights into application behavior.
Dual API Support: Supports both ShellExecute and ShellExecuteEx functions, offering comprehensive testing capabilities.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for developers, system administrators, and software testers, ShellExec simplifies the process of debugging and understanding shell command interactions. Its intuitive design ensures users can efficiently test and analyze application responses to various shell operations, enhancing development and troubleshooting processes.

ShellExec is available via winget, making it easy to integrate into your workflow without additional download steps.

ShellExec

A Windows GUI program to exercise the ShellExecute/ShellExecuteEx APIs.

The UI lets you choose many of the parameters to the API calls, and then executes the API.

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I've found this a surprisingly useful test program for exercising the ShellExecute(Ex) APIs. It lets you easily test how an application behaves with different verbs.

As you can see from the screenshot, there are 4 string UI fields that correspond to the 4 string parameters of the Windows ShellExecute API, and the fifth UI field allows you to choose one of the SW_* values.

ShellExec David Lowndes

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