get wordcount from Word to insert in Excel using vb6 1

[pedro404]

hi
I'm building a small application which needs to open a word document to get the following information.
character count, author, filesize
which i then have to transfer to an excel sheet.
anyone have any ideas.
thanks in advance

pedro404

 

[BiggerBrother]

Character count - not sure - still thinking.

File size - use the fso and treat the .doc as a standard file to achieve this.

Author - myAuthor = ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Author&quot

Good luck

BB

 

[vb5prgrmr]

FileSize = FileLen(PathToFile)'2gb limit or error
Other info look up at MS DSOFile.exe it comes with example vb code.

Good Luck

 

[pedro404]

thanks to both of you
i tried the MS DSOFile.exe first and found all the info i needed
i think vb5prgrmr deserves a star for that.
cheers
pedro404