How to run a shell command without opening a CMD window in VB6

Question

the following code is part from my VB6 program

I used shell command in the VB in order to execute the pscp.exe with the flags and arguments

my problem is ,

Answer 1

You can use hidden focus:

Shell strCommand, vbHide

or

Shell strCommand, 0

For other focus types look Here or http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa242087%28v=VS.60%29.aspx (thanks to MarkJ for the link)