shell ???

[theman32x]

x = Shell("d:\temp2\apispy27.exe", vbNormalFocus)

y won't that work when i click the command button?

Try this:

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Shell "D:\temp2\apispy27.exe", vbNormalFocus
End Sub

[theman32x]

it works now ... but how come it wouldn't work the way i had it?