VB.NET Language in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Interaction

Element	Description
AppActivate statement	Gives the focus to a window based on its title or task ID
AppActivateHelper statement	Gives the focus to a window based on its window handle
Beep statement	Sounds a note using the computer speaker
Choose function	Returns a value from a list based on its index
Command function	Returns the argument portion of the command line
Environ function	Retrieves the value of an environment variable
IIf function	Returns one of two values based on the evaluation of a Boolean expression
InputBox function	Returns user input from a simple dialog box
MsgBox function	Displays a message box with buttons, icon, and a message, and returns the button selected by the user
Shell function	Launches an external application
Switch function	Returns the first value or expression in a list that is True
Send, SendWait methods	Send keystrokes to the active window