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Syntax of shell function with multiple parameters.

Does anybody know how can I convert the following content of a .bat file to the argument of a Shell function? In other words, I want to call/execute this exact content with VBA:
C:\Programs\omniformat\omniformat.exe "C:\Mailing\myLetter.doc" "JPG"
Thanx.

Jeffrey Coachman

Sar1973,

You should be able to simply run the batch file from the shell command.

So leave your batch file as is, and "call" it with the shell command from your VBA code.
Like so:

Shell "C:\YourFolder\YourBatchFile.bat"

JeffCoachman

Sar1973

ASKER

The only problem is that the instructions included in the batch file change for each document I would like to merge. Could you then provide a code to generate batch files?

Jeffrey Coachman

Sar1973,

<the instructions included in the batch file change for each document I would like to merge.>

OK, this is new information.
What are these "instructions" that will change?

Now I will presume that the Path/Filename (C:\Mailing\myLetter.doc) and the Extension (JPG) will be the "Instructions" that will be changing.
I will also presume that these values are listed in a two textboxes on your form.
So you would use something like this:
Shell "C:\Programs\omniformat\omniformat.exe" & " " & me.txtYourFilePathAndFullFileName & " " & me.txtFileExtension

So in this case: C:\Mailing\myLetter.doc
is stored in txtYourFilePathAndFullFileName
...and: JPG
is stored in txtFileExtension

JeffCoachman

Sar1973

ASKER

Found it: it needs Chr(34) instead of & " ". Thanx.

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Sar1973

ASKER

I agree, sorry. It's only that I'm getting mad on some code in these days, hope you understand.

Jeffrey Coachman

< hope you understand.>

Yep.
;-)

Jeff