Re: How do I determine where Word resides (ie. path name) within VB5

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From: Joel Paula
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 00:00

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If you use OLE you don't need the pathname.

You can also use the API ShellExecute to execute a word.doc, i.e., open a
document in word.

HTH
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JOEL PAULA
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what lay beneath was perhaps because 
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or because he could or would not open it."
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Mick <mick@comtech-solutions.com.au> wrote in article
<01bc714f$80144b60$0a00a8c0@mick>...
> I need to use Word within VB5 and because it (the program "WINWORD.EXE")
> can exist anywhere
> on the customers machine, I need to get the program's path before
> continuing.
> 
> Can anyone help ?
> 
> With Thanks
> Mick Burian
> 
> mick@comtech-solutions.com.au
>

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From: "Joel Paula" <joelpaula@usa.net>
Subject: Re: How do I determine where Word resides (ie. path name) within VB5
Date: 1997/06/05
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