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Using MS Word FileSaveAs macro from the command line.

How do I start MS Word from the command line and instruct it to save a specified *.rtf file as a *.doc file without having to make additional keyboard or mouse entries?

I'm trying to start Word with the FileSaveAs macro ...
Winword.exe /mFileSaveAs MyFile.rtf
... and I want Word to create MyFile.doc. But when it runs the macro, it pops up the "Save As" window, requiring operator interaction. Is there a way I can tell the FileSaveAs macro what to do from the command line?

My environment is Windows 2000, MS Word 2000.

William Elliott

where strvariable is the "myfile" name

ActiveDocument.SaveAs FileName:=strvariable & ".doc", FileFormat:= _
wdFormatDocument, LockComments:=False, Password:="", AddToRecentFiles:= _
True, WritePassword:="", ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, EmbedTrueTypeFonts:= _
False, SaveNativePictureFormat:=False, SaveFormsData:=False, _
SaveAsAOCELetter:=False

GrahamSkan

Write your macro like this:

Sub MyFileSave()
Dim strName As String
Dim strStem As String
Dim strNewName As String

strName = ActiveDocument.Name
strStem = Split(strName, ".")(0)
strNewName = strStem & ".rtf"
ActiveDocument.SaveAs strNewName, wdFormatRTF
End Sub

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