Hi,
Can anyone please tell me why this code is working:

fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "c:\04987.ecw", 4)

and this code is not:

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "directory", 4)

They both open the application, the first one open the file also, but the
second one doesn't.

Thanks,
Afshin

Hi at a quick glance try the following,

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & directory , 4)

by placing "" around directory you made it a string rather than a variable

Cheers
JulieD

"A-Design" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Can anyone please tell me why this code is working:

fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "c:\04987.ecw", 4)

and this code is not:

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "directory", 4)

They both open the application, the first one open the file also, but the
second one doesn't.

Thanks,
Afshin

Thanks for the quick answer

"JulieD" wrote in message
...
Hi at a quick glance try the following,

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & directory , 4)

by placing "" around directory you made it a string rather than a variable

Cheers
JulieD

"A-Design" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Can anyone please tell me why this code is working:

fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "c:\04987.ecw", 4)

and this code is not:

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "directory", 4)

They both open the application, the first one open the file also, but the
second one doesn't.

Thanks,
Afshin

you're welcome, does it work?

"A-Design" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the quick answer

"JulieD" wrote in message
...
Hi at a quick glance try the following,

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & directory , 4)

by placing "" around directory you made it a string rather than a
variable

Cheers
JulieD

"A-Design" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Can anyone please tell me why this code is working:

fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "c:\04987.ecw",
4)

and this code is not:

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "directory", 4)

They both open the application, the first one open the file also, but
the second one doesn't.

Thanks,
Afshin

Yes ,Thanks.

"JulieD" wrote in message
...
you're welcome, does it work?

"A-Design" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the quick answer

"JulieD" wrote in message
...
Hi at a quick glance try the following,

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & directory , 4)

by placing "" around directory you made it a string rather than a
variable

Cheers
JulieD

"A-Design" wrote in message
...
Hi,
Can anyone please tell me why this code is working:

fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "c:\04987.ecw",
4)

and this code is not:

dim directory as string
directory = "c:\04987.ecw"
fileopen = Shell("C:\Program Files\EC55\ec55.exe " & "directory", 4)

They both open the application, the first one open the file also, but
the second one doesn't.

Thanks,
Afshin