title: How do i run a .exe file with file creation?
body: <p>How do i program in excel VBA to run an external program with the external program being able to output the data collected into a file? My external program, voltage.exe, when run normally (double click the program on the desktop screen) will output the data collected into a file data.txt. However when run with my code below, the file data.txt was not being created.</p>
  
  <pre><code>Sub Button1_Click() ' run logger
  Dim path As String
  path = ActiveWorkbook.path
  path = path + "\Voltage Recording.exe"
  retval = Shell(path, vbNormalFocus)
  End Sub
  </code></pre>