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Asked: 2026-05-15T12:24:39+00:00

So, let’s say that I have a VBA application inside of whatever Office Application.

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So, let’s say that I have a VBA application inside of whatever Office Application. I have created a command-line VB.net program to do all of the fun web-services stuff.

Okay, the VBA application calls Shell() to run the command line program. Now, what is the best way to get information (a tracking number for a package) from the VB.net program back into the VBA program?

My thoughts on the issue so far include:

  • Writing the number with Console.Write and then somehow extracting it in VBA
  • Or, using some kind of external interface (like a database or file system) to number the data and then get it out in VBA.

Any thoughts on this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Why not call the Web service directly from VBA?

    Check the samples in MSDN on how this can be done:

    Calling XML Web Services from Office VBA Using the Web Service References Tool

    Other options that you have would be:

    • Make your VB assembly COM-visible so that you talk to the VB code directly without having to launch a separate process
    • Write all relevant data to an intermediate file and read that from VBA
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