ShellExecute API not working as expected .

Jaafar Tribak

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Here is the problem. When I try opening the file "C:\MyBook.xls" in a second excel instance via the above API function not only does it not open the file it also blocks the keyboard on the current application ! - I get no error message .

Has anybody experienced this before ? I have tried many variations of this API but to no avail.

API code:
Code:
ShellExecute 0, _
    "Open", "C:\Mybook.xls", vbNullString, _
    vbNullString, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED

However, the two following traditional methods work as they should :

Code:
Shell "excel" & Chr(32) & _
"C:\Mybook.xls", vbMaximizedFocus

Code:
With CreateObject("Excel.Application")
    .Visible = True
    .Workbooks.Open "C:\Mybook.xls"
End With

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I've googled the net and sure the same question has been asked but no solution has been provided .

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