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  1. Sep 1st, 2000, 03:58 PM #1
    DrewDog_21
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    Interesting question (to which I obviously do not know the answer and am thus seeking help from you guys!) - a client recently asked me if it is possible to view a Word document from within a VB program. He wants to know if I can write him something that will allow users who do not have Word installed on their machines to view documents (read-only). The documents will contain hyperlinks and pictures, so simply reading them into a text box will not work.

    I could always change the documents to .rtf and write a help file to view them, but that is crude and fairly inflexible. So does anyone know if this is possible?

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  2. Sep 1st, 2000, 04:49 PM #2
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    Why don't you just tell him to download the MS Word Viewer (Freeware) from the Microsoft Website?
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  3. Sep 1st, 2000, 05:13 PM #3
    DrewDog_21
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    'cuz then he won't pay me for it

    No, just kidding. I have never heard of that program, so I will check it out. Thanks.
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