OPEN WINDOWS CALCULATOR

Eddie G. · May 6th, 2002, 09:02 AM

Can the windows calculator be opened with a macro in excel?

dk · May 6th, 2002, 09:05 AM

It certainly can. You can use the Shell function to open another executable. The help file has an example which opens the calculator :-

Sub test()
Dim RetVal
RetVal = Shell("C:WINDOWSCALC.EXE", 3)
End Sub

HTH,
Dan

Eddie G. · May 6th, 2002, 09:08 AM

thanks..... i figured out that this works too....

application.activatemicrosoftapp index:=0

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May 6th, 2002, 09:02 AM	#1
Eddie G. Board Regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 98	Can the windows calculator be opened with a macro in excel?

May 6th, 2002, 09:05 AM	#2
dk MrExcel MVP Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,908	It certainly can. You can use the Shell function to open another executable. The help file has an example which opens the calculator :- Sub test() Dim RetVal RetVal = Shell("C:WINDOWSCALC.EXE", 3) End Sub HTH, Dan

May 6th, 2002, 09:08 AM	#3
Eddie G. Board Regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: OKC Posts: 98	thanks..... i figured out that this works too.... application.activatemicrosoftapp index:=0