_WordDocOpen help w/ HotKeySet()

[JonBMN]

In my GUI window I'm trying to on hitting F1 in a case statement with HotKeySet() bring up a word document using a function called Word()..

Am I using this wrong? everytime I try it won't open the file I have tried opening just opens a blank document and it doesn't wait till I hit F1 it just opens when my GUI is run. here is my Word() function...

Func Word()
Local $name = _WordAttach(@ScriptDir & "example.docx", "FileName")
Local $word = _WordDocOpen($name, @ScriptDir & "example.docx" , 1, 1)
return $word
EndFunc

Edited March 18, 2013 by JonBMN

[water]

I assume the Word document isn't open when function Word is called? If yes you don't need to call _WordAttach.

[JonBMN]

That's true, but what would the word object be in _DocWordOpen then?

Edited March 18, 2013 by JonBMN

[water]

The statement you need is:

$oWordApp = _WordCreate(@ScriptDir & "\example.docx")

[JonBMN]

The statement you need is:

$oWordApp = _WordCreate(@ScriptDir & "\example.docx")

Okay, so that fixed the word object. Is my _WordDocOpen being used correctly? to open this using a case statement is this how I should be using HotKeySet?

Case $msg = HotKeySet("{F1}")
Word()
EndSelect

$msg is initially holding GUIGetMsg() is this only for mouseclicks?

Edited March 18, 2013 by JonBMN

[water]

You can't handle a HotKey with GUIGetMsg. A HotKey is a global setting for your script.

HotKeySet("{F1}", "Word")
.. Your GUI stuff etc. goes here
Func Word()
EndFunc

[JonBMN]

Okay I've used it as you said, but I seem to still be getting an error that it can't open the specified file...

--> Word.au3 Warning from function _WordDocOpen (The specified file does not exist, but we will attempt to create it.)

C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Include\Word.au3 (566) : ==> The requested action with this object has failed.:

$o_object.SaveAs($s_FilePath, $i_Format, $f_LockComments, $s_Password, $f_AddToRecentFiles, $s_WritePassword, $f_ReadOnlyRecommended)

$o_object.SaveAs($s_FilePath, $i_Format, $f_LockComments, $s_Password, $f_AddToRecentFiles, $s_WritePassword, $f_ReadOnlyRecommended)^ ERROR

>Exit code: 1 Time: 2.846

[water]

_WordDocOpen can't find the file you specified: "The specified file does not exist, but we will attempt to create it."

Did you see that I added a backslash in my example code psoted in #4?

$oWordApp = _WordCreate(@ScriptDir & "\example.docx")

[JonBMN]

Yes, that is what I used when I got those errors.

[water]

example.docx is in the same directory as the script is?

[JonBMN]

That is correct. I've also checked spelling and it is correct too.

[BrewManNH]

It would be better if you posted the whole script that you're having problems with. Seeing only tiny parts of it would make it difficult to know where it's going wrong.

[water]

I checked the code in Word.au3. You get the message when the UDF can't find the word document.