Run a program

[Jone]

What code do I write when I want to open a program from my computer for ex. I
want to open up the windows calculator thans is in
C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

What code do I write when I want to open a program from my computer for ex. I
want to open up the windows calculator thans is in
C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe

Shell

Tony
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[Jone]

I'm sorry I don't understand what code I have to write when I want to run a
program

 

[John Spencer]

The vba code would be

SHELL "C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe"

Tony was a bit brief in his response. Try looking up Shell in the VBA help.

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[Jone]

I'm sorry I did not see the word shell when he wrote it I noticed it later