Writing to a Word Document from VB using Print # command

i'd suggest using the word object library.

under project/references: ms word object library.

then do a mail merge (you have to set up the word document with the merge fields first)

here's some code to get you started (not tested)

Dim myDoc As Word.Document
Dim appWD As New Word.Application

appWD.Visible = True
appWD.WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize
Set myDoc = appWD.Documents.Add
    ActiveDocument.MailMerge.OpenDataSource Name:= _
        "C:\test.txt", ConfirmConversions:=False, ReadOnly:=False _
        , LinkToSource:=True, AddToRecentFiles:=False, PasswordDocument:="", _
        PasswordTemplate:="", WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:= _
        "", Revert:=False, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, Connection:="", SQLStatement _
        :="", SQLStatement1:=""
etc....

Yes.

You need to open the file with word and use the OLE functions to copy the data. What you are doing here, is to open it using the DOS filing system.

You now have start looking at the Word object model to see what you can do

To point you in the write direction(the Word object model is far to complex to describe in detail)...

Set a reference to Word in your VB project

Private WordApp As Word.Application
Private Sub Command1_Click()
   Set WordApp = New Word.Application
   WordApp.Visible = True
   WordApp.Documents.Add C:\TESTFILE.DOC
...
...
...
...
...
  WordApp.Close
  Set WordApp = Nothing
End Sub

Note: word MUST be installed on the machine to use the above code.

Other alternatives include:
use a datareport.
use richtextbox control.

personally, i'd probably use the datareport.

Hi,

     Why don't u try the following command

     set word1=new Word.Application
     word1.Documents.Open("TESTFILE.DOC").Protect(.......)

     I hope this would work....

:-)

bye

Mohan

Thanks for your responses.
I really want to get away from using MailMerge at all.
My main area of concern is printing information to the word document.
The WordObject model may work, but I need to know the exact command for printing information to the Word Document.

Hi again,

        Try the following code
Set word1 = Nothing
        Set word1 = New Word.Application
        word1.Documents.Add
        word1.Application.WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize
        word1.ActiveDocument.Content.Font.Name = "Arial"
        word1.ActiveDocument.Content.Font.Size = "14"
        word1.ActiveDocument.Content.Font.Bold = True
        word1.ActiveDocument.Content.Paragraphs.Alignment = wdAlignParagraphCenter
        word1.ActiveDocument.Content = "TEXT YOU WANT TO ENTER"

bye

A quicker solution may be to build a text file and import it into word when you are finished.  Let me know if you want an example

Thanks again for your help. This is for Dave Greene. Can you let me have an example please. Can the import into Word be automated from within the VB Application or does it require you to leave the app and open Word and import it that way?

It can be automated.. one second

This is more complete...

It saves it as a word document

Private Sub Command1_Click()
  Dim objWord As New Word.Application
  Dim objDoc  As Word.Document
  objWord.Documents.Open ("C:\file.txt")
  Set objDoc = objWord.ActiveDocument
  objWord.Visible = True
  objDoc.SaveAs "C:\file.doc", wdFormatDocument
End Sub

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