Shell command not working on some computers?

[JoshLindenmuth]

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 nothing (retval = 0 with no program launched), while my home computers return the process ID and launch notepad, as expected. I've verified that all the computers have notepad.exe in the c:\windows\ folder and both sets of computers experience the same behavior for other programs.

Thanks in advance,
Josh

 

[Bong]

Are you sure the path c:\windows\notepad.exe exists on the computers at work? At my workplace, there is no c:\windows. We run Windows2000 and notepad.exe is in c:\winnt.

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Bob Rashkin

 

[JoshLindenmuth]

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"
Shell "c:\import.bat c:\eetemp.dat"

The last shell command is the one I'm really interested in, but I list all the others because none are working on our work computers.

Thanks,
Josh

 

[JoshLindenmuth]

SOLVED IT!

We use Kaspersky Anti-Virus, which was blocking the Shell command for some reason.