Hi,

I am executing a shell command and running files or documents.

Select ExtDocs
fImage = ED_FileNam
set procedure to utilities additive
if !empty(fimage)
SHELLEXEC(fimage)
else
=messagebox('No image found to load',64,_screen.caption)
endif

It works OK for text files and most word documents but not for excel.
When I try to run an excel file i get the message " DDE error has occurred, and a description of the error cannot be displayed because its too long. If the filneme or path is long, try renaming the file or copying it to a different folder."

But my paths or folders are not long.

Any ideas?

Thanks