Application.AppExecute method (Project)

Starts an application.

Syntax

expression. AppExecute( _Window_, _Command_, _Minimize_, _Activate_ )

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Window	Optional	String	The caption of the application to activate.
Command	Optional	String	The command to start the application. Required if Window is omitted. If the application is running, Command is ignored.
Minimize	Optional	Boolean	True if the main window is minimized. The default value is False.
Activate	Optional	Boolean	True if the application is activated. The default value is True.

Return value

Boolean

Example

The following example starts and activates Microsoft Excel.

Sub StartMicrosoftExcel() 
 AppExecute Command:="Excel.exe" 
End Sub

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