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Is it possible to start up an application via Command button? i want to open another database (B) to view information while in database (A).
Jun 6 '07 #1
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cyberdwarf
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Hi Hutch

Yes, you can use the following code in the button's click event:-
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  1. Dim TaskId as Variant
  2. TaskId = Shell(CommandLine, WindowStyle)
Check out the help on the Shell function.

HTH
Steve
Jun 6 '07 #2

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