you would click on the form "dubble clicking" put this in gen. declare
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Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" ( _
ByVal hWnd As Long, _
ByVal lpOperation As String, _
ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, _
ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
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for commad button add this code make sure you put path of folder or proggram.
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ShellExecute Me.hWnd, "open", "C:\pathhere", vbNullString, "C:\", ByVal 1&
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