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Opening file in vb

I am newbie in VB. I have access database in which i stored paths of the file. Now I want to open the file which are have the respective path using VB command button. A form comes which shows paths in a record and a command button. On clicking the button i should be able to open the file having the path shown in the textbo of the form.

-The files paths stored in the database field may be text, doc ,ppt, pdf, xls.
-The textbox name is "text2" and it is getting data from location field of database named "filedisplay".
-Command button name is "command1"
Mar 19 '08 #1
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PianoMan64
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When you say VB, are you meaning VBA in MS Access or Microsoft Visual Basic .net (VB.NET)?

Please clearify, because they are different languages all together, but are simular.

Joe P.
Mar 19 '08 #2
When you say VB, are you meaning VBA in MS Access or Microsoft Visual Basic .net (VB.NET)?

Please clearify, because they are different languages all together, but are simular.

Joe P.
I am using MS Access VBA.....
Mar 20 '08 #3

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