Re: opening word Doc from VB application

Mashkoor:

You can use the ShellExecute API to open a file with its associated
application; that's the cleanest way---you shouldn't have to send the
location of the executable:


ShellExecute hWnd, "open", "FileName.doc", vbNullString, vbNullString,
1&


You could also create a Word.Application object; that's a reasonable way
to do what you want, as well, but requires the OLE overhead so it's
really only worthwhile if you're planning to automate the document
beyond just opening it.


However, if you really want the location of the actual Word executable
(and I've not yet found a reason to need this), you can examine the
registry key "Path" at

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Word\InstallRoot

...for a directory, and then check that directory for the presence of
WINWORD.EXE. You'll have to step through version values (9.0, 10.0,
11.0) until you find the key. But the first ways are really better.

g.




-----Original Message-----
From: Technical discussion of VBCOM [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Mashkoor Ali
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 10:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [VBCOM] opening word Doc from VB application

Hi
  I have to open a word document from VB application
  I know the shell command can do  it but it requires
  the path to word.exe.
  can somebody help me

  i'll be very thankfull

  Mashkoor Ali

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