open word document

[emiliekoko]

Hi,

I would like to open a specific Word Document when the user selects this option but I am not able to; I have the 5.1 version of Labview. Earlier I was able to open an Excel File and write execute a macro ...

Attached is my VI code for the Word communication i try to establish ...

Thanks in advance,

Emilie

[Indiana]

Hi emiliekoko,

i´m not sure to understand you right. If you´re only open this dokument why do you execute your Word application only with the "System Exec.vi" i.e. with the command "Start C:\Dok1.doc".
If you want to communicate with word or to control word from labview i recommend you to use activeX technology, which is at first implemented in labVIEW 5.0.
FYI: Using the Report Generation Toolkit saves a lot of time.

Hope it helps

Indiana

[emiliekoko]

Hi Indiana,

Thank you for your response; I am not trying to create a report (so I can't use the toolkit), what I am trying to do is to open a user guide.

I am not very familiar with activeX ... could you help me out a little

Thanks

 Emilie

[Indiana]

Hi Emilie,

i´m sorry i´ve got only examples for LV 7.1 & Excel shipped with LV -> With LV 5.1 there shipped an example called TextReportsExample.llb. If you look in the tex Report example.vi you will see how to handle activex technology.

ActiveX vi´s you will find in blockdiagramm -> communication -> activeX

Hope it helps

Indiana

Message Edited by Indiana on 07-05-2005 10:53 AM