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David Godinger David Godinger is offline
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Default How to Link Small Utility to Object in Spreadsheet?

Hi,

I put the graphic image of a calculator on a spreadsheet, and put the
following path-filename in the object's hyperlink under "Existing File or
Web Page": C:\WINNT\system32\calc.exe.

Now, when I click on the image, I get the warning "Some files can contain
viruses or otherwise be harmful to your computer,etc. Would you like to
open this file?" I have to click on the OK button before I can start the
calculator. (Wow! Microsoft is warning me about its own file!)

My Excel security settings are already as low as I can make them.

Any idea about how to avoid this error message?

Or, is there another way to embed a little program, such as a calculator,
on a sheet? (I also tried to Insert, Object, As Icon, and got worse
results.) (By the way, I'm not interested in using the calculator from the
toolbar.)

Thanks,

Dave

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