>Hi!
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>I have word document(s) (RTF) file/path names stored in VFP memo fields.
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>Is there any way I can launch Word (and load the file) from within VFP by "executing" the file name, utilising its file association?
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>I appreciate that this could be done using automation but I wondered whether there was a way of simply "executing" the file, in the same way that clicking on the file would launch Word and load the file.
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>Thanks!
>
>-=Gary
run /n start &Field_That_Contains_Filename
Or: copy the function in FAQ #8134, and then issue:
RunDoc(fullpath(Field_That_Contains_Filename))
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