On Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:06:52 +0100, "RB Smissaert"
wrote:

RetVal = Shell("G:\From G Data\Data Files & Test Programs\Work
Data\zipbatch.bat", 1)

Is this a valid file path. I am thinking of the & here.

Otherwise try with code like this:


Thanks very much for taking the trouble to reply. Actually it turns
out that the '&' *was* causing the failure. I tried on a folder with
no ampersand in its name, and everything worked perfectly.

I never expected that, as the batch file itself was quite happy with
the ampersand in the path name.

This shouldn't be a problem in practice, as I don't think any of the
folders I will actually be using (as opposed to the one I tried for
testing - bad choice!!) have ampersands in their name.

But, is there a way of using a path with an ampersand in it?

Anyway, thanks again for your help - it was invaluable!

Chris.