Open text file from Word VBA using Shell Command in Win 7

[mkofler]

I want to open a text file using Notepad++ when a user presses a button on a user form.
The following worked fine in XP, but gives the error "file not found" under Windows 7. I cant find a simple answer on how to open a text file from VBA in Windows 7 . Can anybody help please? is the Shell command no longer valid in Win 7?



Private Sub Btn_Edit_Settings_Click()

dim striniFileName As String

FileName = "c:\Settings.txt"

Shell "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++.exe" & FileName, vbMaximizedFocus

[fumei]

"I cant find a simple answer on how to open a text file from VBA in Windows 7 ."

"is the Shell command no longer valid in Win 7?"

Opening a file using VBA and Shell has not changed in Win 7.

Perhaps the issue is the location of Notepad ++.exe. File locations ARE different in Win 7, from XP...thus "file not found". Have you tried actually looking for it?