Run an Excel Macro - BAtch File Ugliness!

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Within excel I run a macro at regular intervals.
I use the following line as part of the macro to run a batch file:

VB

Call Shell(Environ$("COMSPEC") & " /c C:\Temp\autoftp.bat", vbNormalFocus)

All this does is open an ftp connection, call the .dat file to populate the required information, upload and close.

Is there any way of running the batch file without the DOS Shell popping up on the screen to run the file?

It is only there for a second or so but it is annoying and distracting.

Posted 4-Feb-12 7:30am

Dalek Dave

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thatraja · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-04T08:26:00

Solution 1

Use vbHide instead of vbNormalFocus
So try the below one

VB

Call Shell(Environ$("COMSPEC") & " /c C:\Temp\autoftp.bat", vbHide)

FYI
Visual Basic for Applications Reference - Shell function[^]

Posted 4-Feb-12 8:26am

thatraja

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Dalek Dave 4-Feb-12 14:32pm

Thanks, that seems to have done it for me!

I owe you, two answers to my dim-witted questions :)

thatraja 5-Feb-12 12:02pm

Welcome. BTW don't know who down-voted your question. Have my counter.

Espen Harlinn 9-Feb-12 10:00am

5'ed!