Something like this may work for you:

Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

Sub a()
ShellExecute 0, "open", "C:\MyLink.lnk", "", "c:\", 1
End Sub


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Jim Rech
Excel MVP
"Newbie" wrote in message
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| how do I run a .lnk file from VBA? I have tried the shell command but
with no success. Any help appreciated.