How can I use the SHELL command for a PDF file. What is the executable

[Pack10]

I have a routine that loads email attachments. Using a shell command I can have Word and Excel run their attachments, however if an attachment is a PDF, how does the Shell statement need to be coded to load the PDF file.

Thx

 

[xlbo]

Not 100% sure with VBA but I have called it in javascript like this before:

function OpenPDF(str) {

    var oShell = new ActiveXObject("Shell.Application");
      
    var commandtoRun = str;

    oShell.ShellExecute(commandtoRun, "", "", "open", 1);

        }

Where str / commandtoRun are the full path of the PDF

This would indicate that you can use ShellExecute to simply open a PDF natively with

ReferenceToshell.ShellExecute(PathofPDF.pdf,"","","open",1)

Rgds, Geoff

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