File Open Shell VBA

This video is a response to a comment on another video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98t1yLUwmEo&lc=z13oevyrxxiyjpjdd221jthigmnmghv3l

“Hello, where can I add code to open a specific excel document?”

There is a more useful option to the Shell function, because I don’t have to
name the file to open, and it’s already built in to Microsoft Office.

You can download the Excel file here:

Click here for the database and the code:
File Open Shell VBA

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