How to use the "Shell" method to open up a file?

[lee123]

I have a program that im making and i want to click on a button to open up file or registration file. i did it once before buti cant remember how i used the "Shell" function to do it. my code i think I Did is this.

Private Sub CloneDVDKey_Click()

Shell "InternetExplorer C:\Program Files\Soft2011\Clonedvd_Key_12510154.CloneDVD.Exe",VbNormalFocus

End Sub

I think I Did this this way but when i try it, It has an error No Path Or something like that. Can anyone help me am i suppose to dim somthing orand something else to this

lee123

[horace1]

check the path to internet explorer, I think it should be

        Shell("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore", vbNormalFocus)

[lee123]

well it's not on the web i have it in the folder specified but it's a file, like i said i have did this code once but i never saved how i did it. i havent tried your code but i dont think it's going to work. because it's in a folder

lee123

[horace1]

the following worked OK for me using Visual Studio 2008

        Shell("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore C:\temp\Test.html", vbNormalFocus)

it started Internet Explorer which opened the file Test.html and displayed it

[lee123]

I Have Figured It Out The Correct Code Was This

Private Sub CloneDVDKey_Click()
    Shell ("Explorer.exe C:\CloneDVD_Key_12510154.CloneDVD"), vbNormalFocus
End Sub

Maybe Someone else can use this for an example but it opened it up correctly thanks for your help Horace1

lee123