Open a PDF file in Google Chrome

drom

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Hi and thanks in advance!

In Our shared Drive we have many PDF files

One of them could be, Just for this eg
VBA Code:
Dim wMyNewPDFfile as String:  wMyNewPDFfile  = "F:\MyPDF File XXxxXX.pdf"
If I want to open the PDF file I can just put (WORKS fine):
VBA Code:
Sub mToOpenPDFFile ()
Dim wMyNewPDFfile as String:  wMyNewPDFfile  = "F:\MyPDF File XXxxXX.pdf" 
ThisWorkbook.FollowHyperlink (wMyNewPDFfile )
End Sub
But I would like to open the PDF file in Google chrome
over 80% of our employees are using Chrome

Any idea how to do so ?
 

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VBA Code:
Dim strChromeFilePath As String: strChromeFilePath = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe"

Call Shell("""" & strChromeFilePath & """ """ & wMyNewPDFfile & """", vbNormalFocus)
 
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