Open File with Spaces in Path
Greetings All
I'm having trouble opening files (of any type) which contain spaces in the path and/or filename. I'd like to be able to do this. Any help here would be appreciated. J |
Open File with Spaces in Path
Enclose the entire "path name\file name" in double quotation marks.
J wrote: Greetings All I'm having trouble opening files (of any type) which contain spaces in the path and/or filename. I'd like to be able to do this. Any help here would be appreciated. J |
Open File with Spaces in Path
Right now I'm using the following which has double quotes:
Shell "excel C:\Sample Path\Sample File.xls", vbMaximizedFocus Please advise, and thanks for your help! J -----Original Message----- Enclose the entire "path name\file name" in double quotation marks. J wrote: Greetings All I'm having trouble opening files (of any type) which contain spaces in the path and/or filename. I'd like to be able to do this. Any help here would be appreciated. J . |
Open File with Spaces in Path
I'm having the same trouble that you did. I'm using this:
Excelstr = "EXCEL.EXE" + " " + Forms![data import]![Viewer Filename] Call Shell(Excelstr, 1) The "Viewer Filename" is a path that has spaces in it and excel cuts off the path wherever there is a space and tries to open a file. If there are two spaces in the path, ie C:\Data from Calgary.xls is interpreted as C:\Data.xls, from.xls, and Calgary.xls. Did you ever figure this out? "J" wrote: Right now I'm using the following which has double quotes: Shell "excel C:\Sample Path\Sample File.xls", vbMaximizedFocus Please advise, and thanks for your help! J -----Original Message----- Enclose the entire "path name\file name" in double quotation marks. J wrote: Greetings All I'm having trouble opening files (of any type) which contain spaces in the path and/or filename. I'd like to be able to do this. Any help here would be appreciated. J . |
Open File with Spaces in Path
Did you try enclosing in double quotes. If you have quotes enclosed
then you have to double the enclosed quotes. Another thing to try would be to use %20 instead of the space for within the pathname. filename = Replace(filename, " ", "%20") --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "t.roff" wrote in message ... I'm having the same trouble that you did. I'm using this: Excelstr = "EXCEL.EXE" + " " + Forms![data import]![Viewer Filename] Call Shell(Excelstr, 1) The "Viewer Filename" is a path that has spaces in it and excel cuts off the path wherever there is a space and tries to open a file. If there are two spaces in the path, ie C:\Data from Calgary.xls is interpreted as C:\Data.xls, from.xls, and Calgary.xls. Did you ever figure this out? "J" wrote: Right now I'm using the following which has double quotes: Shell "excel C:\Sample Path\Sample File.xls", vbMaximizedFocus Please advise, and thanks for your help! J -----Original Message----- Enclose the entire "path name\file name" in double quotation marks. J wrote: Greetings All I'm having trouble opening files (of any type) which contain spaces in the path and/or filename. I'd like to be able to do this. Any help here would be appreciated. J . |
Open File with Spaces in Path
Thanks! I was trying to put double quotations in the code, but what worked
was to put double quotes around the pathname in the form. "David McRitchie" wrote: Did you try enclosing in double quotes. If you have quotes enclosed then you have to double the enclosed quotes. Another thing to try would be to use %20 instead of the space for within the pathname. filename = Replace(filename, " ", "%20") --- HTH, David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001] My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm "t.roff" wrote in message ... I'm having the same trouble that you did. I'm using this: Excelstr = "EXCEL.EXE" + " " + Forms![data import]![Viewer Filename] Call Shell(Excelstr, 1) The "Viewer Filename" is a path that has spaces in it and excel cuts off the path wherever there is a space and tries to open a file. If there are two spaces in the path, ie C:\Data from Calgary.xls is interpreted as C:\Data.xls, from.xls, and Calgary.xls. Did you ever figure this out? "J" wrote: Right now I'm using the following which has double quotes: Shell "excel C:\Sample Path\Sample File.xls", vbMaximizedFocus Please advise, and thanks for your help! J -----Original Message----- Enclose the entire "path name\file name" in double quotation marks. J wrote: Greetings All I'm having trouble opening files (of any type) which contain spaces in the path and/or filename. I'd like to be able to do this. Any help here would be appreciated. J . |
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