[RESOLVED] word to vb

[yanty]

isit possible that we insert ms word to our vb program?

[RobDog888]

You mean like display a Word document contents in your app or the actual Word application app in your app?

[ganeshmoorthy]

to just insert the OLE control from the toolbox and select create new and select word document. I hope this is what you want

[yanty]

What if I want to make a link on my VB application so that when I click it, Microsoft Word program will open and show my words document. Is that possible?

[Hack]

Do you wish to create a new, blank, Word document, or open and display an existing Word document?

[yanty]

open and display an existing word document

[Hack]

Set a reference to the Microsoft Word Object Library

Private Sub Command2_Click()
'to open an existing word document
Dim objWord As Word.Application
Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
objWord.Documents.Open ("c:\worddocs\yanty.doc")
objWord.Visible = True
End Sub

[yanty]

it states user-defined type not defined and points to line
Dim objWord As Word.Application

[Hack]

it states user-defined type not defined and points to line
Dim objWord As Word.Application

This is because you haven't done this

Set a reference to the Microsoft Word Object Library

[yanty]

Yay! It worked. Yeah.. I forgot the reference. Thank you.

[Hack]

Yay! It worked. Yeah.. I forgot the reference. Thank you.

You are welcome. In the event you (or someone else reading this) may some day have a need to open a new, blank, Word document, I'll post this

Private Sub Command1_Click()
'to open a new, blank, word document
Dim objWord As Word.Application
Set objWord = New Word.Application
objWord.Visible = True
objWord.Documents.Add
End Sub

Dont forget the reference to the Word Object Library.

[yanty]

But if I were to move my VB application to another folder, I would have to change the location of the file. How can I make my file stick to my VB application. Meaning i dun have to change from c:\desktop\form1.doc to i:\form1.doc everytime i run the program.

i tried to type objWord.Documents.Open ("\form1.doc") only but error occurs cos I need to specify the exact location the file is in.

[Hack]

Use App.Path