open word help????

i would like to know how to open a file within word
i already know how to open microsoft word but not a file
any ideas say for eg the file name is john.doc how would i open it
thanks
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Maybe this will help:

Code:

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    Dim wrdApp As Object
   
    Set wrdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
    wrdApp.Visible = True
    wrdApp.documents.open filename:="C:\Johnny23.doc"
    Set wrdApp = Nothing

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Visual Basic Programmer
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PolComSoft
You will hear a lot about it.

You can cheat a lot by doing this

X=Shell("START MyDoc.DOC",1)

This'll open whatever application is currently linked to .DOC files (normally Word). There are better ways to do this via API calls and a quick search of the Tips section of this site should unearth them.



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Mark "Buzby" Beeton
VB Developer
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