Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
'Code Courtesy of Dev Ashish
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'Add PtrSafe - required for 64-bit Office (VBA7)
#If VBA7 Then
Private Declare PtrSafe Function apiShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As Long) _
As Long
#ElseIf Win64 Then 'need datatype LongPtr
Private Declare PtrSafe Function apiShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hWnd As LongPtr, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As LongPtr) _
As LongPtr
#Else '32-bit Office
Private Declare Function apiShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hWnd As Long, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As Long) _
As Long
#End If
Public Const WIN_NORMAL = 1 'Open Normal
Public Const WIN_MAX = 2 'Open Maximized
Public Const WIN_MIN = 3 'Open Minimized
Private Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 32&
Private Const ERROR_NO_ASSOC = 31&
Private Const ERROR_OUT_OF_MEM = 0&
Private Const ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND = 2&
Private Const ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND = 3&
Private Const ERROR_BAD_FORMAT = 11&
Function fHandleFile(stFile As String, lShowHow As Long)
Dim lRet As Long, varTaskID As Variant
Dim stRet As String
'First try ShellExecute
lRet = apiShellExecute(hWndAccessApp, vbNullString, _
stFile, vbNullString, vbNullString, lShowHow)
If lRet > ERROR_SUCCESS Then
stRet = vbNullString
lRet = -1
Else
Select Case lRet
Case ERROR_NO_ASSOC:
'Try the OpenWith dialog
varTaskID = Shell("rundll32.exe shell32.dll,OpenAs_RunDLL " _
& stFile, WIN_NORMAL)
lRet = (varTaskID <> 0)
Case ERROR_OUT_OF_MEM:
stRet = "Error: Out of Memory/Resources. Couldn't Execute!"
Case ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
stRet = "Error: File not found. Couldn't Execute!"
Case ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND:
stRet = "Error: Path not found. Couldn't Execute!"
Case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT:
stRet = "Error: Bad File Format. Couldn't Execute!"
Case Else:
End Select
End If
fHandleFile = lRet & _
IIf(stRet = "", vbNullString, ", " & stRet)
End Function
'Now all you need to do is call the application with the path of the file and let Windows do the rest.
'This code can be used to start any registered applications, including another instance of Access.
'If it doesn't know what application to open the file with, it just pops up the standard "Open With.." dialog.
'It can even handle URL's and mailto:
'Open a folder:
' fHandleFile("C:\TEMP\",WIN_NORMAL)
'Call Email app:
' fHandleFile("mailto:bpo@yahoo.com",WIN_NORMAL)
'Open URL:
' fHandleFile("http://uk.yahoo.com";, WIN_NORMAL)
'Handle Unknown extensions:
' fHandleFile("C:\TEMP\TestThis",Win_Normal)