Q: 如何打开一个应用程序？

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open","calc.exe","","", SW_SHOW );

或

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open","notepad.exe",
    "c:\\MyLog.log","",SW_SHOW );

正如您所看到的，我并没有传递程序的完整路径。
Q: 如何打开一个同系统程序相关连的文档？

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",
    "c:\\abc.txt","","",SW_SHOW );

Q: 如何打开一个网页？

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",
    "http://www.google.com","","", SW_SHOW );

Q: 如何激活相关程序，发送EMAIL？

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"open",
    "mailto:nishinapp@yahoo.com","","", SW_SHOW );

Q: 如何用系统打印机打印文档？

ShellExecute(this->m_hWnd,"print",
    "c:\\abc.txt","","", SW_HIDE);

Q: 如何用系统查找功能来查找指定文件？

ShellExecute(m_hWnd,"find","d:\\nish",
    NULL,NULL,SW_SHOW);

Q: 如何启动一个程序，直到它运行结束？

SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo = {0};
ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_NOCLOSEPROCESS;
ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;
ShExecInfo.lpVerb = NULL;
ShExecInfo.lpFile = "c:\\MyProgram.exe";		
ShExecInfo.lpParameters = "";	
ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;
ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;
ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL;	
ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo);
WaitForSingleObject(ShExecInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);

或：

PROCESS_INFORMATION ProcessInfo; 
STARTUPINFO StartupInfo; //This is an [in] parameter
ZeroMemory(&StartupInfo, sizeof(StartupInfo));
StartupInfo.cb = sizeof StartupInfo ; //Only compulsory field
if(CreateProcess("c:\\winnt\\notepad.exe", NULL, 
    NULL,NULL,FALSE,0,NULL,
    NULL,&StartupInfo,&ProcessInfo))
{ 
    WaitForSingleObject(ProcessInfo.hProcess,INFINITE);
    CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hThread);
    CloseHandle(ProcessInfo.hProcess);
}  
else
{
    MessageBox("The process could not be started...");
}

Q: 如何显示文件或文件夹的属性？

SHELLEXECUTEINFO ShExecInfo ={0};
ShExecInfo.cbSize = sizeof(SHELLEXECUTEINFO);
ShExecInfo.fMask = SEE_MASK_INVOKEIDLIST ;
ShExecInfo.hwnd = NULL;
ShExecInfo.lpVerb = "properties";
ShExecInfo.lpFile = "c:\\"; //can be a file as well
ShExecInfo.lpParameters = ""; 
ShExecInfo.lpDirectory = NULL;
ShExecInfo.nShow = SW_SHOW;
ShExecInfo.hInstApp = NULL; 
ShellExecuteEx(&ShExecInfo);

打开拔号网络这样
::ShellExecute(NULL, "open", "C:\\WINDOWS\\rundll32.exe", "shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL c:\\windows\\system\\Telephon.cpl",NULL,SW_SHOW);