Method "add" provides you with options. As in VBA for Word help:
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expression.Add(Template, NewTemplate)
expression Required. An expression that returns a Documents object.
Template Optional Variant. The name of the template to be used for the new document. If this argument is omitted, the Normal template is used.
NewTemplate Optional Variant. True to open the document as a template. The default value is False.
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Thus depending on what do you mean, "open a word template file", you may use:
- oWord.Documents.add() to open a new document based on the Normal template;
- oWord.Documents.add(,.t.) to open a new template based on the Normal template;
- oWord.Documents.add("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\yourtemplate.DOT",.t.) to open a new template based on the custom template.

In all cases you may SAVEAS the document as template with .dot extension.




>How can I open a word template file and save it as a .doT file.
>I need to be able to programmatically open a .dot, let the user modify it and then save it again in the same space as a .dot.
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>Thanks
>
>Peter