Hi Phil ---

Try this (might need some small changes) (for Word97)

oWord=CREATEOBJECT("Word.Application")
oWord.Document.Open("Filename",,.T.)

The third parameter is ReadOnly. Now VB help shows it as a variant so .T. may not work....


>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I need to launch an instance of Word (for some users) and/or WordPerfect using a filename (l_cfname) stored in a table.
>>>
>>>Can someone help me with the syntax?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>

*Works with word95&97
>>oWord = getobject("","word.basic")
>>oword.fileopen(lcMyFilePathAndName)
>>oword.appshow
>
>Thanks, Cetin!
>
>One more question....
>
>When doing a "File>Open" in native Word97, a user can highlight the filename and then right-click and get the "Open read only" option.  Any way to modify your sample code to use the OpenReadOnly choice?
>
>TIA

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