Run external Program

[Cowichandave]

HI;
I have a macro which loads and runs a external program in a minimized state.

The program starts and runs fine minimized. The issue I have is I want to return back to the worksheet page as soon as the program loads but instead I get kicked back to windows desktop. Excel is still running but minimized so it takes another keystroke to restore Excel.


This is the code to run the external program but beyond that I dont know what the next step is. Any idea how one can do this.

code
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retval = Shell("C:\Program Files (x86)\circuitone\Programs\sago32.exe")
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[Keebellah]

Hi, I don't know what your program does but if you just ave a button that runs that program and that program does not require focus, I would assume Excel remains in the foreground.

What if you run it like this:

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[Cowichandave]

Thank for trying but no success. Excel minimizes and windows desktop is up

Dave

[Keebellah]

Hi Dave ,
What if you set the window to maximize, does it still minimize?