LibreOffice maco windows to UNIX

[alain.fontaine.566]

I have a very simple macro running on Windows
the code is the following

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Sub open_FILE
	 dim sCMD as String
     dim argument as string
	 sCMD = "v:/tmp"
    'this shows the directry tmp in explorer windows
    oShell = createUnoService("com.sun.star.system.SystemShellExecute")
    argument=""
    oShell.execute(sCMD,argument,0)
End Sub

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I want to execute this macro on Linux (mint)
The macro is executed step wise and no error occurs
but nothing is done
I have modified my macro in order to execute a command

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	 sCMD = "gedit /home/mint/x.txt"

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(this command is OK from the command line)
but this is not executed
Macro are authorized in both systems
but when I open LO in win, it asks for macros, not in linux
is that a clue?
Can you help
Thanks

[w_whalley]

Your code worked when I put the text path in the augument:

sub open_file
dim sCMD as string
dim argument as string
sCMD="gedit"
oShell=createUnoService("com.sun.star.system.SystemShellExecute")
argument="/home/bill/words.txt"
oShell.Execute(sCMD,argument,0)
end sub

But even simpler

sub open_file2
shell("gedit /home/bill/words.txt",1)
end sub

[alain.fontaine.566]

I have reworked my example with you inputs.
It is now working
Thanks a lot