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Hello,

I want to open a Word document without using OLE.
But I also want a macro to be executed.

Normally for opening a document and executing a macro MACRO you do :

WINWORD.EXE LETTER.DOC /MMACRO

Because I don't know the exact path of WINWORD.EXE, I want to use ShellExecute()

So I tried this code : The document is opened in Word, but the macro MACRO is not executed, although the 4th position is ment to add parameters.

What can I do to execute the macro in an automatic way ?

Thanks a lot in advance for any help.

Michel,

Try with winexec .

lnf:="i:\Ret"+dtos(date())+substr(time(),1,2)+"h"+substr(time(),4,2)+".doc"
WinExec( "winword " + lnf )

Good luck .

Ph Jacquet (Belgium)

Michel,

Have you tried with "//MMACRO" ? (notice the two //)

Antonio,

You are the greatest. The double backslash was the right solution.

(After EDIT : Sorry, the problem is not solved - see my new message)

Thank you very much.

To Philippe,

I also tried your WINEXEC proposal, but it doesn't work.

But thank you for your effort.

Hi,
Can anybody explain, What is the difference between ShellExecute() and WinExec(). Is there any performance difference between the two ?

Regards
Anser

Sorry, Antonio, the problem was not solved.

the double backslash doesn't seem to be a solution.

Anyone any idea ?

Thanks.

Driessen, http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... S.85).aspx

lpParameters
[in] If lpFile specifies an executable file, this parameter is a pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the parameters to be passed to the application. The format of this string is determined by the verb that is to be invoked. If lpFile specifies a document file, lpParameters should be NULL.

So, you can't pass parameter if you open a .doc.

But, if you open a exe you can, try this

Patrizio,

Thank you very much for your help.

Your suggestion is working fine. My problem is solved.

Thank you, guys.