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9.3

Using Command Buttons to access Microsoft Office Apps

Asked by visiontraining in VB Script

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I am trying to use Command Buttons to access a range of standard Microsoft Office files (and PDF). I downloaded some code for Word documents that appeared to work and then applied it to Powerpoint and PDF which also worked.  I then tried it with Excel which is where it broke down. On those occasions when it did work, it locked Excel entirely (Workbooks, Userforms, VB Editor, etc). Aside from getting the Excel file to open and be useable, I would like to know whether the code I currently have is the safest method of calling these files.

Further Info: All the files that will be activated by the command buttons will be provided to students in the same folder as the Master Excel Workbook via email/USB handover.Thanks
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Option Explicit
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
 
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()      '   to access internet site
    Application.ThisWorkbook.FollowHyperlink "http://www.airforce.gov.au/aircraft/globemaster.htm"
End Sub
 
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click()      '   to access Word document
    Dim PathToDoc As String
    PathToDoc = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\RAAF Capabilities - Air Lift Group.doc"
    ShellExecute 0, "open", PathToDoc, vbNullString, vbNullString, 5
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub CommandButton3_Click()      '   to access Powerpoint presentation
    Dim PathToDoc As String
    PathToDoc = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\C17Short.ppt"
    ShellExecute 0, "open", PathToDoc, vbNullString, vbNullString, 5
End Sub
 
Private Sub CommandButton4_Click()      '   to access Excel
'    Workbooks.Open FileName:=ThisWorkbook.Path & "\C17Data.xls"
'    Dim Newfile As Workbook
    
'    Set Newfile = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\C17Data.xls"
 
'    Application.Workbooks(Newfile).Open
'    Dim ExcelSheet As Object
'    Set ExcelSheet = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
 
    Dim PathToDoc As String
    PathToDoc = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\C17Data.xls"
    ShellExecute 0, "open", PathToDoc, vbNullString, vbNullString, 5
 
'    Set ExcelSheet = GetObject(ThisWorkbook.Path & "\C17Data.xls")
'    ExcelSheet.Application.Visible = True
'    ExcelSheet.Parent.Windows(1).Visible = True
 
End Sub
 
Private Sub CommandButton5_Click()      '   to access PDF file
    Dim PathToDoc As String
    PathToDoc = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\C-17_overview.pdf"
    ShellExecute 0, "open", PathToDoc, vbNullString, vbNullString, 5
 
'    OpenThisDoc FileName:=ThisWorkbook.Path & "\C-17_overview.pdf"
 
End Sub
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Zone: VB Script
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