Powershell Command in VBA - excel

I'm trying to run a powershell command to unzip some files, but running in to some issues figuring out the correct syntax. The following doesn't error out, and even when I run the command in powershell itself it doesn't display an error (but also doesn't work). Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
Dim command As String: Set wsh = VBA.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim wsh As Object
Dim waitOnReturn As Boolean: waitOnReturn = True
Dim windowStyle As Integer: windowStyle = 7
Dim pdfPath As String
pdfPath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\PDFTemp\"
command = "Powershell -Command" & Chr(32) & "{Expand-Archive -LiteralPath" & Chr(32) & _
"'" & frmMerge.txtBoxFile2.Value & "'" & Chr(32) & "-DestinationPath" & Chr(32) & "'" & pdfPath & "'" & "}"
wsh.Run command, windowStyle, waitOnReturn
Thanks so much for your help!

You can remove a lot of parts from that concatenation.
This worked for me (also adjusted the command a little):
Sub Unzipper()
Dim command As String, wsh As Object, waitOnReturn As Boolean, windowStyle As Integer
Dim pdfPath As String, zipPath As String
waitOnReturn = True
windowStyle = 7
zipPath = "C:\Tester\PDF_files.zip" 'frmMerge.txtBoxFile2.Value
pdfPath = "C:\Tester\PDFTemp\" 'ThisWorkbook.Path & "\PDFTemp\"
command = "Powershell Expand-Archive -LiteralPath " & _
"'" & zipPath & "' -DestinationPath '" & pdfPath & "'"
Set wsh = VBA.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
wsh.Run command, windowStyle, waitOnReturn
End Sub

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method run of object iwshshell3 failed

I have upload.exe, which should be launched by the button in excel, but when I start from the button, I get an error:
method run of object iwshshell3 failed
My code
Sub upload()
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
Dim wsh As Object
Set wsh = VBA.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Dim waitOnReturn As Boolean: waitOnReturn = True
Dim windowStyle As Integer: windowStyle = 1
Dim strProgramPath As String
Dim strProgramName As String
Dim strArgument As String
strProgramPath = "\upload.exe"
strProgramName = "upload.exe"
strArgument = Application.ActiveWorkbook.FullName
wsh.Run """" & strProgramPath & strProgramName & """ """ & strArgument & """", windowStyle, waitOnReturn
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
End Sub
The files in the folder are arranged as follows:
directory:
-upload.exe
-table.xlsm
...
Dim strProgramPath As String
Const ProgramName = "upload.exe"
Dim strArgument As String
'full path to program in workbook directory
strProgramPath = ActiveWorkbook.Path & Application.PathSeparator & ProgramName
strArgument = Application.ActiveWorkbook.FullName
wsh.Run """" & strProgramPath & """ """ & strArgument & """", _
windowStyle, waitOnReturn
...

VBA If / ElseIf - Compile Error: Duplication in Current Scope

I'm just getting started on learning VBA and am a bit stumped on the following. I'd be grateful for your assistance.
With the following I'm getting: Compile Error: Duplication in Current Scope after ElseIf (ActiveSheet.Name) = "BA Tracker" Then at line folderPathWithName As String.
My assumption had been that what's in the initial If wouldn't impact the subsequent ElseIf. If that isn't the case then I'm really not sure what to take out of the ElseIf to make this work.
Thanks for your help.
Sub CopyFile()
Dim oFSO As Object
Dim SourceFile As String
Dim DestinationFolder As String
Dim startPath As String
Dim myName As String
Dim FileYear As String
Dim FileMonth As String
Dim AgentName As String
Dim Agreement As String
Dim CallDate As String
Dim wb As Workbook
Dim ws1112 As Worksheet
Dim ws2221 As Worksheet
Dim s As String
Dim r As String
Dim cst As String
Dim cd As String
Dim ass As String
Dim ty As String
Dim an As String
Dim ss As String
Dim si As String
Dim sour As String
FileYear = Range("A2")
FileMonth = Range("A3")
AgentName = Range("D1")
Agreement = Range("D2")
CallDate = Range("D3")
If (ActiveSheet.Name) = "Sitel Audit" Then
startPath = "C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\" & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\"
myName = ActiveSheet.Range("D1").Text ' Change as required to cell holding the folder title
' check if folder exists, if yes, end, if not, create
Dim folderPathWithName As String
folderPathWithName = startPath & Application.PathSeparator & myName
If Dir(folderPathWithName, vbDirectory) = vbNullString Then
MkDir folderPathWithName
End If
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
SourceFile = "C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\Customer service Inbound scorecard v9.xlsm"
DestinationFolder = "C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\" & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\" & AgentName & "\"
oFSO.CopyFile Source:=SourceFile, Destination:=DestinationFolder & "\" & AgentName & " - " & Agreement & ".xlsm"
ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=ActiveCell.Offset(0, 12), Address:=("C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\" & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\" & AgentName & "\" & AgentName & " - " & Agreement & ".xlsm"), TextToDisplay:="OPEN"
Set ws1112 = Sheets("Sitel Audit")
s = ws1112.Range("D1").Value 'Agent Name
r = ws1112.Range("D3").Value 'Call Date
cst = ws1112.Range("D4").Value 'Call Start Time
cd = ws1112.Range("D5").Value 'Call Duration
ass = ws1112.Range("D6").Value 'Assessor Initials
ty = ws1112.Range("D7").Value 'Call Type
an = ws1112.Range("D2").Value 'Agreement Number
ss = ws1112.Range("D8").Value 'Sitel Score
si = ws1112.Range("E1").Value & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\" & AgentName & "\" 'Sitel QA Folder
sour = ws1112.Range("A4").Value 'Sitel as Source
Set wb = Workbooks.Open("C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\" & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\" & AgentName & "\" & AgentName & " - " & Agreement & ".xlsm")
Set ws2221 = wb.Sheets("Observation Sheet")
ws2221.Range("B5:C5").Value = s 'Agent Name
ws2221.Range("E5").Value = r 'Call Date
ws2221.Range("F5").Value = cst 'Call Start Time
ws2221.Range("G5").Value = cd 'Call Duration
ws2221.Range("B8:C8").Value = ass 'Assessor Initials
ws2221.Range("B11:C11").Value = ty 'Call Type
ws2221.Range("E8:G8").Value = an 'Agreement Number
ws2221.Range("D4").Value = ss 'Sitel Score
ws2221.Range("G51").Value = si 'Sitel QA Folder
ws2221.Range("C3").Value = sour 'Sitel as Source
ElseIf (ActiveSheet.Name) = "BA Tracker" Then
startPath = "C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\BA Tracker\" & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\"
myName = ActiveSheet.Range("D1").Text ' Change as required to cell holding the folder title
' check if folder exists, if yes, end, if not, create
Dim folderPathWithName As String
folderPathWithName = startPath & Application.PathSeparator & myName
If Dir(folderPathWithName, vbDirectory) = vbNullString Then
MkDir folderPathWithName
End If
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
SourceFile = "C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\Customer service Inbound scorecard v9.xlsm"
DestinationFolder = "C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\BA Tracker\" & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\" & AgentName & "\"
oFSO.CopyFile Source:=SourceFile, Destination:=DestinationFolder & "\" & AgentName & " - " & Agreement & ".xlsm"
ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=ActiveCell.Offset(0, 13), Address:=("C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\BA Tracker\" & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\" & AgentName & "\" & AgentName & " - " & Agreement & ".xlsm"), TextToDisplay:="OPEN"
Set ws1112 = Sheets("BA Tracker")
s = ws1112.Range("D1").Value 'Agent Name
r = ws1112.Range("D3").Value 'Call Date
cst = ws1112.Range("D4").Value 'Call Start Time
cd = ws1112.Range("D5").Value 'Call Duration
ass = ws1112.Range("D6").Value 'Assessor Initials
ty = ws1112.Range("D7").Value 'Call Type
an = ws1112.Range("D2").Value 'Agreement Number
ss = ws1112.Range("D8").Value 'Sitel Score
si = ws1112.Range("E1").Value & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\" & AgentName & "\" 'Sitel QA Folder
sour = ws1112.Range("A4").Value 'Sitel as Source
Set wb = Workbooks.Open("C:\Users\matthew.varnham\Desktop\QA Improvements\BA Tracker\" & FileYear & "\" & FileMonth & "\" & AgentName & "\" & AgentName & " - " & Agreement & ".xlsm")
Set ws2221 = wb.Sheets("Observation Sheet")
ws2221.Range("B5:C5").Value = s 'Agent Name
ws2221.Range("E5").Value = r 'Call Date
ws2221.Range("F5").Value = cst 'Call Start Time
ws2221.Range("G5").Value = cd 'Call Duration
ws2221.Range("B8:C8").Value = ass 'Assessor Initials
ws2221.Range("B11:C11").Value = ty 'Call Type
ws2221.Range("E8:G8").Value = an 'Agreement Number
ws2221.Range("D4").Value = ss 'Sitel Score
ws2221.Range("G51").Value = si 'Sitel QA Folder
ws2221.Range("C3").Value = sour 'Sitel as Source
End If
Workbooks("SITEL - Inbound Tracker.XLSM").Close SaveChanges:=True
End Sub
You are declaring the variable folderPathWithName twice - once inside in the If block, and then within the 'ElseIf` block.
Just delete the line Dim folderPathWithName As String from within the ElseIf block, and move the line Dim folderPathWithName As String from within the If block to be with all of the other variable declarations.
I would suggest that you always declare all of your variables at the start of the procedure, rather than when you think that you will need them. This stops this from happening, and also keeps your code tidy.
Regards,

error 70, specifically for this VBA. Why is it erroring out?

I am getting an error on this line. Error 70: Permission Denied
wsh.Run """" & FileName & """"
I'm unsure what the problem is. This program is attempting to create a VB script inside to run asynchronously.
Private Sub CompleteUploadThread(ByVal fName As String)
Dim strScript As String, FileName As String, wsh As Object
Set wsh = VBA.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'---Create VBscript String---
strScript = "WScript.Sleep 1000" & vbCrLf & _
"Dim wsh" & vbCrLf & _
"Set wsh = CreateObject(""WScript.Shell"")" & vbCrLf & _
"wsh.SendKeys """ & fName & """" & vbCrLf & _
"wsh.SendKeys ""{ENTER}""" & vbCrLf & _
"Set wsh = Nothing"
'---Save the VBscript String to file---
FileName = wsh.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("C:\Users\x7user\Desktop\Temp") & "\automation.vbs"
Open FileName For Output As #1
Print #1, strScript
Close #1
'---Execute the VBscript file asynchronously---
wsh.Run """" & FileName & """"
Set wsh
here's the entire code snipet
Found the problem. It was a permission issues with the folder it was in. I have to use something I have admin access to.

Capture Output of WScript Shell Object

This code upload a file to a FTP Server using Putty
Dim wsh As Object
Dim waitOnReturn As Boolean
Dim windowStyle As Integer
Dim cstrSftp As String
Dim strCommand As String
Dim pUser As String
Dim pPass As String
Dim pHost As String
Dim pFile As String
Dim pRemotePath As String
Dim site As String
Dim resp As String
Set wsh = VBA.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'Wait the execution to finish
waitOnReturn = True
'Show the window
windowStyle = 1
'Variables
cstrSftp = """" & Application.ActiveWorkbook.Path & "\pscp.exe" & """"
site = "http://mysite/"
pUser = "user"
pPass = "password "
pHost = "ftp.mysite"
pRemotePath = "/home/"
pFile = """" & Application.ActiveWorkbook.Path & "file.png" & """"
'Command string
strCommand = "cmd /c echo n | " & cstrSftp & " -sftp -l " & pUser & " -pw " & pPass & " " & pFile & " " & pHost & ":" & pRemotePath
'Run the command
wsh.Run strCommand, windowStyle, waitOnReturn
Since the storage server is not reliable I need to capture the output to know if the upload worked. And, if it doesn't I need to know what was the message.
I thought of using the command " > C:\output.txt" to capture the output. Like this
strCommand = strCommand & " > " & """" "C:\output.txt" & """"
When the upload works my output file works too. But, when the upload doesn't work, nothing is written in the output file.
For example, when I get the message Fatal: Server unexpectedly closed network connection nothing is written in the output file. But I need to know what is the exactly messaged given.
Example for using exec to retrieve output, maybe this is useful in your case
Sub TestExec()
Dim wsh As New WshShell
Dim s As String
s = wsh.Exec("cmd /c Dir C:\ ").StdOut.ReadAll
Debug.Print s
End Sub

Access VB - Shell string problems

Trying to create the string for use with the Shell command in Access VB. The string works if written in full but if I try to use variables in the string the command does not work even if the use of variables produces exactly the full string, (in the immediate window), that works.
I suspect something is going on in the interpretation of the string version of the code but can't work out what.
Here's the code, I have used CHR(34) to produce the quotation marks that I want to show in the string. Suggestions would be so much appreciated - I don't have much hair left!
Private Sub temp()
Dim strFilePath As String
Dim strFileName As String
Dim strZipFilename As String
Dim strPDFfilename As String
Dim strShellString As String
Dim shell As Object
Dim result As Long
Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.shell")
strFilePath = "E:\Documents\Excel Spreadsheets\Roz Theremas\Access\PDFs"
strFileName = "17-03-31temp"
strZipFilename = strFilePath & "\" & strFileName & ".zip"
strZipFilename = Chr(34) & strZipFilename & Chr(34)
strPDFfilename = strFilePath & "\" & strFileName & ".pdf"
strPDFfilename = Chr(34) & strPDFfilename & Chr(34)
strShellString = Chr(34) & Chr(34) & Chr(34) & "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" & Chr(34) & Chr(34) & " a -tzip " & Chr(34) & strZipFilename & Chr(34) & " " & Chr(34) & strPDFfilename & Chr(34) & Chr(34)
'Non Working shell command
result = shell.Run(strShellString, 0, False)
'Working shell command
result = shell.Run("""C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"" a -tzip ""E:\Documents\Excel Spreadsheets\Roz Theremas\Access\PDFs\17-03-31temp.zip"" ""E:\Documents\Excel Spreadsheets\Roz Theremas\Access\PDFs\17-03-31temp.pdf""", 0, False)
'Immediate Window output of strShellString
' """C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"" a -tzip ""E:\Documents\Excel Spreadsheets\Roz Theremas\Access\PDFs\17-03-31temp.zip"" ""E:\Documents\Excel Spreadsheets\Roz Theremas\Access\PDFs\17-03-31temp.pdf"""
End Sub
My hair is saved - I worked out the answer! So, for posterity here it is.
I modified strFilePath to put quotes around the two word folder names and removed quotations from around the strZipFilename and strPDFFilename lines. I guess Shell was suffering from a surfeit of quotes.
Whilst modifying it I added a password to the zip file and changed the false to true at the end of the string command so that it would return an error code.
Thanks to anyone who spent time trying to work out what I had done.
Public Sub temp()
Dim strFilePath As String
Dim strFileName As String
Dim strZipFilename As String
Dim strPDFfilename As String
Dim strPassword As String
Dim shell As Object
Dim result As Long
Set shell = CreateObject("WScript.shell")
strPassword = "frog"
strFilePath = "E:\Documents\""Excel Spreadsheets""\""Roz Theremas""\Access\PDFs"
strFileName = "17-03-31temp"
strZipFilename = strFilePath & "\" & strFileName & ".zip"
strPDFfilename = strFilePath & "\" & strFileName & ".pdf"
result = shell.Run("""C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe"" a -tzip " & "-p" & strPassword & " " & strZipFilename & " " & strPDFfilename, 0, True)

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