information-and-interaction-summary.md

title	Information and Interaction Summary (Visual Basic)
ms.date	07/20/2015
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Information and Interaction Summary (Visual Basic)

Visual Basic language keywords and run-time library members are organized by purpose and use.

Action	Language element
Run other programs.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.AppActivate%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.Shell%2A
Call a method or property.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.CallByName%2A
Sound a beep from computer.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.Beep%2A
Provide a command-line string.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.Command%2A
Manipulate COM objects.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.CreateObject%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.GetObject%2A
Retrieve color information.	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Information.QBColor%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Information.RGB%2A
Control dialog boxes	xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.InputBox%2A, xref:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction.MsgBox%2A

See Also

Keywords
Visual Basic Runtime Library Members