Re: Problems with Shell Method
- From: "Paul Overway" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 14:38:19 -0400
Try this:
Test = Shell(Chr(34) & "C:\Directory\File.EXE" & Chr(34) &" " & Chr(34) &
"Config1.XXX" & Chr(34))
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Paul Overway
Logico Solutions
http://www.logico-solutions.com
"Gibson" <imexllc@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Using a Access2003 database in WinXP I am trying to shell over to a third
> party software to run it. I am using the code line.
> Dim Test
> Test = Shell("C:\Directory\File.EXE Config1.XXX")
>
> The 3rd party software is installed in the same directory as the database.
> The problem is when the File.Exe runs it looks for other files to load and
> claims it can't find them. It claims it can't find file Config1.XXX when
> it
> is there. Apparently File.exe thinks it is running somewhere else than in
> its directory. When I create a shortcut on the desktop to run the File.EXE
> it works fine. Is there a way to shell to a desktop shortcut? I'd rather
> not have my clients have to alt-tab out of the database to the desktop to
> run this program
>
> Thanks
>
>
.
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