Open winword.exe in Access vba

[Roofus]

I'm looking for a way to open Microsoft Word when i click on a button in a form i've made. if you can't open word directly, can i open a .doc file then?
thank you in advance.
Rufus
justaz@flashmail.com

 

[dsi]

You can start Word several ways. First, add the MS Word Object Library to your Project>References.
Then, using early binding:

Dim wdApp As Word.Application
Set wdApp = New Word.Application

or, using late binding

Dim wdApp As Object
Set wdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

You can also open a .doc file directly if you don't need to manipulate the document with code. Check for samples of the ShellExecute method in these forums. That will open a file with it's registered application, similar to double-clicking the file from Explorer.