You can use Shell Jeff

Shell "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Outlook.exe"



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"JEFF" wrote in message ...
Hi All,

I just want to ensure that Outlook is open before I do other things. I
tried a .bat file with the command below, but no luck. Can anyone tell me
why, or offer a VBA script to do the same?

TIA!


CALL C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\Outlook.exe