DOS Command

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JF Bouthillier

Hi all,

Can someone tell me if it is possible to run a DOS
command through VBA code? If so, how?

Thank you very much.
JF
 
You can usually use the Shell( ) function or the ShellExecute( ) Windows API
function for DOS commands, but it depends upon the command and the OS. For
an example that works in all versions of Windows:

Dim RetVal As Double

RetVal = Shell("C:\WINDOWS\CALC.EXE", vbNormalFocus) ' Runs Calculator.

You can find an example of how to use the ShellExecute( ) function on this
Web page:

http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0018.htm

HTH.

Gunny

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<quibble>
That won't work on my machine at work, Gunny. I don't have a Windows
directory there: it's WinNt!
</quibble>
 
.... and Calc.exe is certainly not a DOS command or a DOS
prgram.

Van T. Dinh
MVP (Access)
 
Try something like:

Shell "cmd.exe /K Dir C:\ && Type C:\cmd.txt",vbNormalFocus

The above command list the files (including the SubDirs in
C:\ and then print the text file C:\cmd.txt in the DOD
window.

HTH
Van T. Dinh
MVP (Access)
 
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