open Excel file from front panel

[26314362]

I have been trying to open an existing excel file to open from front panel button.....however by looking in the forum I found two examples....attached.....one is doing with word document and other notepad.....however I am unable to do with excel.....

In second example which use Sysexec.vi....I tried to enter the path of excel file....but it doesn't open...however same file opens when I write it to "Run" in windows vista.....

Advise...

[Harold_Timmis]

maybe this could help:

[26314362]

Thanks,  Harold....

                          But I was wondering that if this can be possible using either of two vi attached in my first post....especially using sysexec.vi ....actually I am not geeting commandline to enter in the vi...

[26314362]

what command should be given to sysexec.vi to open microsoft excel file????

[26314362 · Accepted solution]

I got the solution.....using sysexec.vi and command line prompt..........

 

Thanks........ 

[testingHotAir]

So how do you do it? 

[MSD100]

first try to open excel from command prompt....if you find path  then give same path as a input to sysexec.vi...