I have copied the following code from the MS KB - it works OK but how can I
stop Access becoming visible while the macro runs?

Sub Run_Access_Macro()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'Opens Microsoft Access and the file nwind.mdb
Shell ("c:\program files\microsoft office\office\msaccess.exe
c:\apps\data\access\myfile.mdb")

'Initiates a DDE channel to Microsoft Access
Chan = DDEInitiate("MSACCESS", "system")
'Activates Microsoft Access
Application.ActivateMicrosoftApp xlMicrosoftAccess
'Runs the macro "Sample AutoExec" from the NWIND.MDB file
Application.DDEExecute Chan, "mymacro"
'Terminates the DDE channel
Application.DDETerminate Chan

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub