Opening Chrome via VBA

BrianExcel

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Hi,
I have looked up multiple different threads with multiple different methods and can't get this to work. I am trying to open a Chrome Window and navigate to maps.google.com, but each time I try to run the code (from a button on a userform), I get the following error:

Run-Time error '53'"

File Not Found


Here is the simple code I am trying to run...

VBA Code:
Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim URL As String, FFPATH As String

URL = "https://www.google.com"
FFPATH = "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application"

Shell FFPATH & " " & URL, vbNormalFocus

End Sub

Any thoughts?
 

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Okay, so I got Chrome to open, but the hyperlink I am using (along with latitude and longitude) are not inputting, even though the string says it's there.

Right now I am navigating to:

VBA Code:
Shell (chromePath & " -url https://google.com/maps/@" & UserForm1.txtLatitude & "," & UserForm1.txtLongitude), vbMaximizedFocus

But the latitude and longitude don't seem to be "taking"....it just navigates me to my home's location....how do I navigate to a specific lat & lon using code?
 
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