Did you know that you can use the Shell VBA function to launch
external applications?
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Private Sub btnLaunchExcel_Click()
Dim strPath As String
Dim strFile As String
strPath = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14"
strFile = "EXCEL.EXE"
Shell strPath & "\" & strFile, vbNormalFocus
End Sub
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Shell VBA function
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