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How can I force VBA for word to Launch an .xml file only in Excel?

I am in VBA for word editor.

How can I specify that I want to Launch an external .xml file only in Excel from VBA in Word?

In windows, the .xml is not associated to open with excel. Which command parameters do I use?

Thanks in advance.
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Ryan Chong

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GrahamSkan

If you need to work on the workbook in your VBA, you will need to capture the objects.

Sub OpenForExcel()
    Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
    Dim xlWbk As Excel.Workbook
    Dim xlWks As Excel.Worksheet
    Dim strFileName As String
    
    strFileName = "C:\MyFolder\MyFile.xlm"
    
    On Error Resume Next
    Set xlApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
    On Error GoTo 0
    If xlApp Is Nothing Then
        Set xlApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    End If
    xlApp.Visible = True
    
    Set xlWbk = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(strFileName)
    Set xlWks = xlWbk.Sheets(1)
'...
    xlWbk.Save
    xlWbk.Close
    xlApp.Quit
End Sub

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New_Alex

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Thanks GrahamSkan: but I need just a simple line just to open the .xml file into excel.

ryancys method looks fine but for some reason it does not work

New_Alex

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I think the problem is that I have spaces in the Folder`s Name.

Shell can not handle spaces....

Any ideas?

Thanks

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New_Alex

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Thanks Guys.

This has to be a share.

Take care