VB is easier to use with Office VBA than is C/C++.
Best place to start is wit Steve Roman's book Writing Word Macros.
See http://www.standards.com/index.html?WordVBABooks

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http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.
> Does anyone know of a way to programmatically open a word document in its
> own independent window to a specific numbered header section? (My
> preference is 'C' or 'C++', but if you know of a way in VB or any other
> language, I'm listening.
>
> Mike