Starting another program out of Excel VB??
 

How do/can I start another program, like WORD or NOTEPAD, from an EXCEL VB
routine?

I tried doing it with the Marco definition button, but that doesn't collect
things that happen outside EXCEL.

Thanks,
Mac
Berkeley, CA

Starting another program out of Excel VB??
 

Mac, try this for notepad

Sub Run_Notepad()
Run Shell("C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE", 1)
End Sub


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"Mac Lingo" wrote in message
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How do/can I start another program, like WORD or NOTEPAD, from an EXCEL VB
routine?

I tried doing it with the Marco definition button, but that doesn't
collect
things that happen outside EXCEL.

Thanks,
Mac
Berkeley, CA