>>I don't think this is possible, without again resorting to KEYBOARD commands to simulate the user using the shortcut keys to open the menus back up. Eeeuw.
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>I agree -- except for the last word. KEYBOARD is a perfectly acceptable way of doing this - in fact I think it is the best thing that KEYBOARD does.
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I say eeeuw, because now when menu structure or shortcut keys change, now the code will have to as well. Also, menus closing after the command is executed is Windows standard behavior, and altering that behavior should only be done with a seriously exceptional situation.