How To Get Error After Compile Exe With Command Line In VB 6.0

Question

I have Command in my program Like this:

Shell " \Vb6 /MAKE "Project"

How do I get error status of the command if the project contains errors ?

Answer 1

Use /out filename to specify a file to receive error messages when building using /make.

Hint: if you run VB6 /? it will display the possible command-line flags. Like this:

Answer 2

The shell function can return a value.

Try:

 result = shell(".....