Robin,

Put the DOS Dir command in a bat file and call that bat file from Shell.
E.g,

Shell "C:\Test.bat",1


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com



"Robin Clay" wrote in message
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Greetings !

Regarding -

Shell "dir C:\ /S C:\DirList1.$$$",1

..which works just FINE in a DOS window, but not in VB
[RunTime error 53: File not found]

Can SKS please suggest -

(a) why it doesn't work

(b) what it should be, in order to work; and/or

(c) a better way of achieving the same thing?

RClay AT haswell DOT com