Welcome to the forum! When building a string, I like to do it simply so I can verify that it was built right.
Sub Main() Dim s$ s = "explorer.exe " & """" & "H:\BEND\000. TELECOM SITES\TELENET\" _ & Left(ActiveCell, 2) & "\" & Left(ActiveCell, 7) & """" Debug.Print s Shell s, vbNormalFocus End Sub