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Shell (" filename.exe " +Path,4)

My problem is long file names

I need the path to have a "" around it in the DOS command line call.

ie

filname.exe "C:\Program Files"

how can I make a " be part of a string or fix the above?

strPath = chr(34) & "C:\Program Files" & chr(34)

Jon-
        I just tried this and it even works! (;-)
Joe
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Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim lRetVal As Long
    Dim szProgram As String
    Dim szCmd As String
    Dim Quote As String
    Quote = Chr(34)
    szProgram = "C:\Program Files\Accessories\WordPad.exe"
    szCmd = "C:\Program Files\Accessories\readme.txt"
    lRetVal = Shell(szProgram & " " & Quote & szCmd & Quote, 1)
End Sub
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In Vb if you have to manage quotes (") inside a string you have to
double them.
As Vb assumes quotes as the beginning and the end of a string, when it
encounters the quotes sign (CHR$(34)) doubled it will handle this
combination as a single char.

For example you could write

Dim MyPath as String

MyPath = Chr(34) & "C:\Program Files" & CHR$(34)  'First Method
MyPath = """C:\Program Files"""  'Second method

The two methods lead to the same result. Choose the one you prefer.

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