XL: Cannot Use ERASE in a Batch File Run by SHELL Function

 Last reviewed: October 24, 1997
Article ID: Q152342
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

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SUMMARY

When you use the Visual Basic for Applications SHELL function to run a batch file that contains the MS-DOS ERASE command, it may return the following error message: 

     Run Time Error 5
     Invalid procedure call

WORKAROUND

Use the MS-DOS DEL command in the batch file instead of the MS-DOS ERASE command.

Additional query words: 5.00 rte 5.00a 5.00c 7.00
Keywords : kberrmsg kbprg kbusage
Version : 5.00 5.00c 7.00
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: October 24, 1997
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