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    Unhappy Open Word doc through app.path?

    hello all-

    I have the following code to open a word template in the app.path directory....

    VB Code:
    1. Dim appWord As Object
    2. Dim strDoc As String
    3.     strDoc = " & app.path & Labels1.dot"
    4.     Set appWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
    5.     appWord.Documents.Open strDoc
    6.     appWord.Visible = True

    I get an error message that it cant find the document????

    did I code this correctly? Thanks for all your help in advanced!!!

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    Re: Open Word doc through app.path?

    VB Code:
    1. Dim appWord As Object
    2. Dim strDoc As String
    3.     strDoc = " & app.path & Labels1.dot"
    4.     Set appWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
    5.     appWord.Documents.Open strDoc
    6.     appWord.Visible = True

    your strDoc should be:

    VB Code:
    1. strDoc = app.path & "Labels1.dot"

    also, you arent showing what is happening with app.path. so it could be this as well

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    Resolved Re: Open Word doc through app.path? [resolved]

    Thanks so much worked out great!


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    Re: Open Word doc through app.path?

    Just wanted to point out that if your dot is in the root directory then you will end up with
    double backslashes - C:\\Labels.dot.

    VB Code:
    1. If Len(App.Path) = 3 Then
    2.     'In root dir
    3.     strDoc = App.Path & "Labels1.dot"
    4. Else
    5.     'Not in root
    6.     strDoc = App.Path & "\Labels.dot")
    7. End If
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    Re: Open Word doc through app.path?

    AS ALWAYS YOU DA MAN ROB!!!!!! THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP!

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