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Recent content by JoshLindenmuth
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Shell command not working on some computers?
SOLVED IT! We use Kaspersky Anti-Virus, which was blocking the Shell command for some reason.- JoshLindenmuth
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- Forum: VBA Visual Basic for Applications (Microsoft)
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Shell command not working on some computers?
Yes, I'm 100% sure (sitting at my work computer now). Last night I ran the following test commands at home - all of them worked, but none did anything here at work: Shell "notepad.exe" Shell "cmd.exe" Shell "start cmd.exe" Shell "start test.pdf" Shell "import.bat c:\eetemp.dat"...- JoshLindenmuth
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- Forum: VBA Visual Basic for Applications (Microsoft)
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Shell command not working on some computers?
I feel like I'm losing my mind here. I have a simple subroutine in Excel 2003, and on some computers it works, on others it doesn't: Code Snippet Sub test() retval = Shell("c:\windows\notepad.exe", vbMaximizedFocus) MsgBox retval End Sub In particular, ALL the computers at work do...- JoshLindenmuth
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- Forum: VBA Visual Basic for Applications (Microsoft)
