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Running a non-microsoft app
I'm new at this so please bear with me. I'm trying to run a non-microsoft
application using the vb in excel 2003. I can do it using the sendkeys method but I need a better way. I can't get DDEInitiate to work with the other application. Can anyone help? |
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Running a non-microsoft app
Look at the Shell Command.
If you mean you want to interact with it, the possible choices are DDE Automation Sendkeys Unless it provides its own custom API. If it doesn't support any one or more of those, they are not options that will be available. -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "hoser78" wrote: I'm new at this so please bear with me. I'm trying to run a non-microsoft application using the vb in excel 2003. I can do it using the sendkeys method but I need a better way. I can't get DDEInitiate to work with the other application. Can anyone help? |
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Running a non-microsoft app
I think you may want the Shell command
here is an example: ' Specifying 1 as the second argument opens the application in ' normal size and gives it the focus. Dim RetVal RetVal = Shell("C:\WINDOWS\CALC.EXE", 1) ' Run Calculator. hope this helps "hoser78" wrote: I'm new at this so please bear with me. I'm trying to run a non-microsoft application using the vb in excel 2003. I can do it using the sendkeys method but I need a better way. I can't get DDEInitiate to work with the other application. Can anyone help? |
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