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Christopher.laux@Web.de (Chris Laux) writes:

> When I try the following, the binding is listed when accessed with
> C-h b, but actually pressing the keys just gets "C-M-7" printed in
> the minibuffer:
>
> (global-set-key [C-M-7] 'shell)
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Try

   (global-set-key (kbd "C-M-7") 'shell)