Microsoft KB Archive/109807

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WordBasic Examples: Microsoft Commands (e.g. MicrosoftExcel)

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Q109807

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

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SUMMARY
This article contains a sample macro that demonstrates the use of the following WordBasic statements and functions:

MicrosoftAccess, MicrosoftExcel, MicrosoftMail,

MicrosoftPowerPoint, MicrosoftProject, MicrosoftPublisher,

MicrosoftSchedule, MicrosoftSystemInfo This article supplements the information in online Help. To open this Help topic, click Contents on the Help menu and then click the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic.

MORE INFORMATION
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"http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/" For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web:

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Microsoft Commands
Syntax:

MicrosoftAccess     (not available on the Macintosh) MicrosoftExcel MicrosoftFoxPro MicrosoftMail MicrosoftPowerPoint MicrosoftProject MicrosoftPublisher  (not available on the Macintosh) MicrosoftScedule    (not available on the Macintosh) MicrosoftSystemInfo Example:

This sample macro starts Microsoft Excel if it is not running or switches to Microsoft Excel if it is already running. All other Microsoft commands work exactly the same way.

 Sub MAIN MicrosoftExcel End Sub

Possible Error Message
Microsoft Word Err-1556

Word could not locate or start (application).

Workaround

 * 1) From Windows, start the program that failed to start with the macro.
 * 2) Switch to Word.
 * 3) Run the macro containing the Microsoft command corresponding to the program you just started.

Word switches you to the other program. Word will start or switch to the program every time you run the macro.

Additional query words: Access Mail PowerPoint Project Publisher Schedule SystemInfo cannot

Keywords : kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode kbmacroexample winword macword word6 word7 word95

Issue type : kbhowto kbinfo

Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch kbWordMSearch