VBScript to open Word

[tcstom]

Hi, I want a .vbs file that opens a specific Word document from a shared folder. I've seen other people ask similar questions but haven't seen any answers yet. The idea is that an intranet user clicks a link which runs the script to open a Word document in Word itself rather than the browser. It has to be done this way because the Word document is actually a template (.dot) that contains macros. Macros normally get stripped out if I link direct to the Word doc (even if I change file settings to stop Word docs opening automatically in the same browser window). Help appreciated. Thanks.

Tom

 

[EBGreen]

Have you looked at this FAQ:
faq329-299

[red]"... isn't sanity really just a one trick pony anyway?! I mean, all you get is one trick, rational thinking, but when you are good and crazy, oooh, oooh, oooh, the sky is the limit!" - The Tick[/red]

 

[PHV]

Something like this ?
Set W = CreateObject("Word.Application")
W.Visible = True
Set D = W.Documents.Add("\path\to\template.dot")

Hope This Helps, PH.
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