Shell.ControlPanelItem method

Runs the specified Control Panel (*.cpl) application. If the application is already open, it will activate the running instance.

control.exe /name Microsoft.Personalization

Syntax

Shell.ControlPanelItem(
  bstrDir
)

Shell.ControlPanelItem( _
  ByVal bstrDir As BSTR _
)

Parameters

bstrDir [in]

Type: BSTR

The Control Panel application's file name. All Control Panel applications have the .cpl extension.

Return value

JScript

This method does not return a value.

VB

This method does not return a value.

Examples

The following example uses ControlPanelItem to run the Control Panel's Display Properties item. Proper usage is shown for JScript, VBScript, and Visual Basic.

JScript:

<script language="JScript">
    function fnShellControlPanelItemJ()
    {
        var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");
        
        objShell.ControlPanelItem("desk.cpl");
    }
</script>

VBScript:

<script language="VBScript">
    function fnShellControlPanelItemVB()
        dim objShell
        
        set objShell = CreateObject("shell.application")
        objShell.ControlPanelItem("desk.cpl")
       
        set objShell = nothing
    end function
 </script>

Visual Basic:

Private Sub fnShellControlPanelItemVB()
    Dim objShell As Shell
    
    Set objShell = New Shell
    objShell.ControlPanelItem ("desk.cpl")
    
    Set objShell = Nothing
End Sub

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