Microsoft KB Archive/222794

= PPT2000: Sample Code to Control Word from a PowerPoint Macro =

Article ID: 222794

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q222794





SUMMARY
This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) you can use as a starting point to control the Microsoft Word object model from within a Microsoft PowerPoint procedure.



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. NOTE: The following macro examples work only in PowerPoint. Visual Basic for Applications macros are not supported by the Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Sample Visual Basic Procedure
Sub ControlWord

Dim Word As Object Dim WordRunning As Boolean

' Needed for error trapping. On Error Resume Next

' Establish communication between Word and PowerPoint. ' Clear the error variable. Err.Clear

' Check to see whether Word is running. Set Word = GetObject(, "Word.Application.9") If Err.Number <> 0 Then WordRunning = False Else WordRunning = True End If

' Reset the error variable. Err.Clear

' Word is not running, so launch it. ' Create a Word object. If WordRunning = False Then Set Word = CreateObject("Word.Application.9") ' Check to see whether the Word object was created.

If Err.Number <> 0 Then ' CreateObject failed. ' Enter code to handle object creation error. End If

End If

' If Word is not running, make it visible. If WordRunning = False Then Word.Visible = True End If

' Creates a new document and adds the text "Hello World." Word.Documents.Add Word.Selection.Text = "Hello World!"

End Sub

