VBA and Word

I want to run microsoft word, open a document and run a macro from the command line. I can run word and open a document no trouble using the following in the run command from my stat menu.

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE" c:\1.doc

but how do I attach a macro command on the end so it will run automatically when word opens. I ONLY want the macro to run when it is opened in this method not when the document is opened in the normal way for editing.

Hi davidrobin !!!

look at

http://support.microsoft.com/support...-US&SD=gn&FR=0

there you find the startup commands.

If the macro starts also if you open the word document
at you "normal way" then check out the events

DOCUMENT_OPEN or
AUTO_OPEN

in the vba Editor of this document.

-cu TheOnly

We use this all the time. We just take another aproach to this than the previous answer.

We make a template of the document. Then you can use the Document_New event. This will only execute when you open it like your demonstartion and tuns the macro.

When opening the document it looks for the Document_Open event wich is not here. The only problem is saving the file. It wants to make a Doc file of it and with another name then the original. Ofcourse it's possible to bypass this by using the document_close event. By setting making an automated saving routine, all you want is there.