switchboard option to MS Word

[gille]

Is it possible to start an existing MS Word document with a switchboard option?

gille

 

[DJN]

You can use this code to open a Word file from a command button.

Call Shell("C:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office\winword.exe Pathname\FileName.doc", 1)

 

[gille]

Thanks, Worked Great!!

gille

 

[mycotropic]

Hi - OK I'm trying to do almost exactly this, except that I want to open a merge document with a button on a form.
The merge document is pointed at a query which draws its between values from the same form.
This works fine for passing those values to Reports - but I can't seem to get it to work for documents; This is code I gleened from your thread; (what am I doing wrong here? please? anybody?)

Private Sub OpenVisitsDocument_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_OpenVisitsDocument_Click

Call Shell("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\WINWORD.EXE S:\CACTI\CACTI Forms\Second Visit\Clinic Visit exp.doc", 1)
Exit_OpenVisitsDocument_Click:
Exit Sub

Err_OpenVisitsDocument_Click:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_OpenVisitsDocument_Click

End Sub

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