Word 97 Template macro communicate with a distributed COM component?

[ajones]

I have a Word 97 template which creates an instruction set for an industrial process using a (very large) macro. The macro currently acts as the client in a set of client-server conversations with a SQL Server database. A copy of the template must reside on each desktop with the VB6 application that invokes it. I have no access to the code in the calling application, only the template macro.

The desktop machines are either Windows 2000 Workstations or NT 4.0 SP6 Workstations. The server is Windows 2000 server.

The rules are quite complex and change more frequently than was anticipated when the macro was created. Can I access a distributed COM component containing the rules from this template instead of having them hard-coded in the template and redistributing the template every time?

 

[Dreamboat]

Actually, "redistributing" shouldn't be necessary if everyone is on the same server. Just store the template on the server and send them a shortcut to it. Then, you can just replace the template on the server with the updated one.

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[ajones]

Thank you for your response. That was my first thought as well. Unfortunately, the location of the template is hardcoded into the calling application from the "c:" right through to the ".dot"