Trouble unzipping with 7zip

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Created a short macro to unzip some files, and start a clock after a commandbutton is pressed. I am on a network, with some restrictions, but I do have admin rights to both this computer and the network folder. Problem is, it acts ok in the spreadsheet or when it's stepped through, but it does not unzip my files. Any ideas?

Sub Start()
CommandButton3_Click
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton3_Click()
Const SZP As String = ("7z.exe")
Dim Cmd$
Dim Pth As String
Pth = Application.ActiveWorkbook.Path & "\"
Cmd$ = Pth & SZP & " e " & ("Myfiles.zip") & " -o " & Pth
'On Error Resume Next
Shell (Cmd$)
Range("D4").Value = Now
Sheets("Q1").Select
Range("a1").Select
End Sub
Sub Stp()
CommandButton4_Click
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton4_Click()
Range("D5").Value = Now
End Sub

What I have tried:

I've tried just about everything I can think of.

Thanks in advance

Bob Williams

Posted 18-Aug-16 12:46pm

Member 12692382

Updated 18-Aug-16 14:55pm

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Mohibur Rashid 18-Aug-16 19:50pm

question is, do you have 7z.exe in your application active workbook path?

Mohibur Rashid 18-Aug-16 20:24pm

Also, you have space after -o
the example command
"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" e LexAndYaccTutorial.7z -oC:\Users\crook\Desktop\

and also use -y switch to ensure that overwrite happens properly.

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Member 12692382 · Answer 1 · 2016-08-18T14:07:00

Just figured it out!!!

I needed to define the CMD$ as follows:

Cmd$ = Pth & SZP & " e " & Pth & ("MyFiles.zip") & " -o" & Pth

Then changed the Shell (CMD$) to Call Shell (CMD$)

One thing that helped was I first changed the Call Shell Line to:

Call Shell ("CME.exe /S / K" & " " & CMD$)

That pulled up the Dos Command Box and left it there so I could see what errors were there.

Thanks for the opportunity to vent!

Member 12692382 · Answer 2 · 2016-08-18T14:55:00

Solution 2

Thanks, you are right, it was CMD not CME.

Bob

Posted 18-Aug-16 14:55pm