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Start WordPerfect 6.1 with VFP
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25/09/1997 11:10:28
 
 
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25/09/1997 09:20:48
Francois Liboiron
National Bank of Canada
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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Visual FoxPro
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Other
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00051444
Message ID:
00051595
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>>>I want to start wordperfert 6.1 for windows from my vfp application
>>>and print a standard letter with some data from a table(.dbf).
>>Hi Francois.
>>
>>First you have to RUN wordperfect from VFP by using the RUN command. Then open a DDE channel using the following:
>>
>>chan = DDEInitiate("WpWin60_Macros", "Commands")
>>
>>To find out exactly the syntax to use for doing your merge printing, record a macro in Word Perfect. Then you can edit the macro and this will tell you what to to in the DDEExececute.
>>
>>Best Regards.
>>
>>Marcia
>
>Thank you for aswering, Marc Desjardins from montreal tell me that
>there is also a way to start wordperfect by using the command
>create object("something about wordperfect!!!"). I will try
>the command run today, thank you...
Hi Francois.

I have tried using OLE Automation to talk to Word Perfect but with no luck. If you succeed, please let me know.

Good Luck.

Marcia
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