Option Explicit
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
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
:) ;) :P :(
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:roto:
:prohibido
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ShellExecute Me.hWnd, "open", "ruta\word.exe", "", App.Path, SW_SHOWNORMAL
espero que te sirva ;)