Open a NotePad

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I'd like to open a specific NotePad file (c:\help.txt) from a command button
using VBA. What code should I use? Thanks.
 
kenrav said:
I'd like to open a specific NotePad file (c:\help.txt) from a command button
using VBA. What code should I use? Thanks.
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You could use something like Shell command:

Shell("C:\help.txt")

This will open Notepad, if the .txt is associated with Notepad. If this
is not the case then you may need to open the Notepad.exe directly.
Maybe this:

Shell("Notepad.exe C:\help.txt")

But...if this is a help file for your application you're designing in
Access, why not use Control Tip & other built-in properties for
displaying help?
 
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