Medical Transcriptionist needs help

[ajit]

Hi

I work as a medical transcriptionist and AutoIt is my hobby.

I am trying to make a script to automate opening a of word template eg. test.dot file as (Document1 - Microsoft Word) as it would open if it was double clicked but no matter what i do it always opens with its name i.e. (test.dot - Microsoft Word). I tried Shellexecute and _WordDocOpen without success.

Could someone help me please?

Thanking in anticipation.

Ajit

[someone]

To create a new document, you don't need to open up the template, just use;

#include <Word.au3>
$oWordApp = _WordCreate ()

or ShellExecute("winword.exe")

[ajit]

To create a new document, you don't need to open up the template, just use;

#include <Word.au3>
$oWordApp = _WordCreate ()

or ShellExecute("winword.exe")

Hi someone

Thanks very much for your prompt reply.

But I have already created a template file (.dot) wherein forms such as Blood Pressure, Temperature, Pulses, Respirations are already there and i only want to fill in the values and save it as a document (.doc). So i want a way to open that template exactly as it would open if it was double clicked on the desktop (Document1 - Microsoft Word) and not with the name it has been saved.

Thanks again for your help

Ajit

[Kerros]

There is a Word UDF included with the latest version, check out _WordDocOpen in the help file. that should be what you are looking for, and it gives an example that should work for you.

Edited December 29, 2008 by Kerros

[ajit]

There is a Word UDF included with the latest version, check out _WordDocOpen in the help file. that should be what you are looking for, and it gives an example that should work for you.

Thanks Kerros. I will check it out.

Ajit

[Valuater]

I think using a command line in a Run statement is what you want

List of Word startup switches

The following Word startup (command-line) switches are listed in Word Help.

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The following Word startup (command-line) switches are for Word 2007.

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Type To do this

/f Starts Word with a new document based on an existing file.

The entire page is here...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/210565

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[ajit]

I think using a command line in a Run statement is what you want

The entire page is here...

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/210565

8)

Hi Valuater

Thanks a lot for the reply. I think this should solve my problem. In fact i was having a lot of difficulty explaining my problem in the forum.

Thanks again

Ajit

[SmOke_N]

It's curious that ShellExecute wouldn't work... are you sure .dot is registered for word in your registry?

Try this (worked on my pc):

_Open_DOT("C:\test.dot")


Func _Open_DOT($s_file, $s_wk_dir = @WorkingDir)
    Run(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $s_file &  '"', $s_wk_dir, @SW_HIDE)
EndFunc

Edit:

I misread what you wrote.

Edited December 29, 2008 by SmOke_N

[someone]

Just tested this out and it works with Word 2k7 anyway. Just force the verb of ShellExecute to new

;ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "\template.dot") ;opens as title template.dot
ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "\template.dot", "", "", "New"); opens as document1

edit again: I thought I misread this, but maybe I didn't . Is ShellExecute's default verb the action listed in bold when you right click a file, or open? When you right click a template file New is the bolded action

Edited December 29, 2008 by someone

[ajit]

Just tested this out and it works with Word 2k7 anyway. Just force the verb of ShellExecute to new

;ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "\template.dot") ;opens as title template.dot
ShellExecute(@DesktopDir & "\template.dot", "", "", "New"); opens as document1

edit again: I thought I misread this, but maybe I didn't . Is ShellExecute's default verb the action listed in bold when you right click a file, or open? When you right click a template file New is the bolded action

Hi Someone

Thanks so much. It worked perfectly and exactly the way i want. I am thrilled.

The AutoIt community is really very helpful.

Thanks again

Ajit

[ajit]

It's curious that ShellExecute wouldn't work... are you sure .dot is registered for word in your registry?

Try this (worked on my pc):

_Open_DOT("C:\test.dot")


Func _Open_DOT($s_file, $s_wk_dir = @WorkingDir)
    Run(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $s_file &  '"', $s_wk_dir, @SW_HIDE)
EndFunc

Edit:

I misread what you wrote.

Hi Smoke_N

Thanks really for the help. ShellExecute did work.

Thanks again

Ajit