Malicious Macro Detected When Using Shell Command

CK Zhien

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I am trying to create a code that could open a .pdf file via Adobe Acrobat by using Shell command method. However, i keep receiving an alert saying "Malicious Macro Detected" and my excel file shuts down itself without saving. After some debugging i realized it is the shell command that triggered the alert. May i know how to solve this?

Sub Link_Pdf_MQM()

Dim pageNo As String, filePath As String, myLink As String
Dim ThisButton As Object
Dim MachineNum As String

Set ThisButton = ActiveSheet.Shapes(Application.Caller)
Set ReferTable = Sheets("References").Range("MachineFilePath")

MachineNum = Split(ThisButton.TopLeftCell.Value, ":")(0)

filePath = ReferTable.Find(MachineNum, LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole).Offset(, 1).Value

pageNo = ThisButton.AlternativeText

Dim pat1 As String, pat2 As String, pat3 As String
pat1 = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"

pat2 = " /A ""page=" & pageNo & "=Open Actions"" "

pat3 = filePath

myLink = pat1 & " /A ""page=" & pageNo & """ """ & pat3 & """"

Shell myLink, vbNormalFocus


End Sub
 

Excel Facts

How to create a cell-sized chart?
Tiny charts, called Sparklines, were added to Excel 2010. Look for Sparklines on the Insert tab.
Try ShellExecute instead, for example:

CreateObject("Shell.Application").ShellExecute "C:\Users\John\Documents\Test.pdf"
 
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