[RESOLVED] Help me with shell execute

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Originally Posted by WoF

You simply mixed up the number of double-quotes.
try to print the string.

Code:

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debug.print "mspaint " & """ & imgFname & """

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and see what you get. You will find imgFname printet literally because it is within valid quotes. It must be

Code:

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lngerr=Shell("mspaint """ & imgFname & """")
'or
lngerr=Shell("mspaint " & chr$(34) & imgFname & chr$(34))

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Code:

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Public Function execute_file_in_paint(imgFname As String)
lngErr = Shell("mspaint " & Chr$(34) & imgFname & Chr$(34))
End Function

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Worked Charm !!!
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