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Open A Document Using Registered Application With Minimal Code

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Open A Document Using Registered Application With Minimal Code

by  Norris68  Posted    (Edited  )
The following code will open a document using the application that is registered for that file type. This includes URLs, UNCs & paths.

Code: 
Public Sub OpenDocument(DocPath As String)
Dim A As Long
A = Shell("RUNDLL32.EXE URL.DLL,FileProtocolHandler " & DocPath, vbMaximizedFocus)
End Sub

e.g.
OpenDocument "http://www.tek-tips.com"
OpenDocument "C:\My Documents\Word.doc"
OpenDocument "C:\My Documents\Acrobat.pdf"
etc, etc.
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