From: nospam@spamcatchers.com   
      
   Good point   
      
   bit of a typo from me   
      
      
   "Dean Earley"  wrote in message   
   news:44b23e99$0$10943$fa0fcedb@news.zen.co.uk...   
   > Max wrote:   
   >> Private Sub Command1_Click()   
   >>     Shell ("c:\xxx.bat")   
   >> End Sub   
   >   
   > NEVER put brackets around a single parameter like that unless you know   
   > exactly what it is doing. If you do this, it WILL bite you in the back one   
   > day.   
   >   
   > You should only use brackets when using the return value of the function   
   > (which includes call) or when you explicitly want a parameter to be   
   > evaluated (Which is why it will fail when you try and pass an object)   
   >   
   > --   
   > Dean Earley (dean.earley@icode.co.uk)   
   > i-Catcher Development Team   
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