' zunächst die benötigten API-Deklarationen
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
    Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, _
    ByVal lOperation As String, _
    ByVal lpFile As String, _
    ByVal lpParameters As String, _
    ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
    ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

Dim sFile As String
sFile = "d:\temp\myDoc.doc"
ShellExecute Me.hWnd, "open", sFile, "", "", 1

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