Is it possible to use a word macro to execute an .exe file?

[vincent90152900]

Is it possible to use a word macro to execute an .exe file?
How to do that?
This is discussion is open to suggestions.
Many thanks for your replying.

[Killer42]

Is it possible to use a word macro to execute an .exe file?
How to do that?
This is discussion is open to suggestions.
Many thanks for your replying.

I guess you just create a new macro, and enter a Shell command to run your EXE.

[vincent90152900]

I guess you just create a new macro, and enter a Shell command to run your EXE.

Thank you for your suggestion.
Can you give me a code example?
Thank you very much.

[fplesco]

Is it possible to use a word macro to execute an .exe file?
How to do that?
This is discussion is open to suggestions.
Many thanks for your replying.

Hi -

It is possible to run exe file using Word Macro. See sample below.

Sub NewMacro()
    Shell "C:\windows\System32\calc.exe", vbMaximizedFocus
End Sub

[vincent90152900]

Thank you very much.
It works perfectly.

Hi -

It is possible to run exe file using Word Macro. See sample below.

Sub NewMacro()
    Shell "C:\windows\System32\calc.exe", vbMaximizedFocus
End Sub

[Killer42]

Thank you very much.
It works perfectly.

Thanks for that, fplesco. I was in too much of a rush to go into detail.

[fplesco]

Thanks for that, fplesco. I was in too much of a rush to go into detail.

It's okay Killer. Even superman needs help, sometimes.

[Killer42]

It's okay Killer. Even superman needs help, sometimes.

:) To be fair, I would have had to look up the correct syntax, too. Otherwise I would have taken the extra 20 or 30 seconds to throw it into the message.