Re: opening word Doc from VB application

thanks to everybody, it works fine,

Mashkoor Ali
--- Graham Charles <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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
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> 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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