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John Bacon - 12 Jan 2006 09:19 GMT

Word 2002
I'm starting word from command line with /t<template> switch.
The AutoNew macro doesn't start.
It does start when I open a new doc based on the template from windows.
I've tried using the /m<macro> name switch as documented on web but this
also doen't run the macro.
What clever trick am I missing?

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 12 Jan 2006 10:22 GMT

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Sm9obiBCYWNvbg==?=,

> Word 2002
> I'm starting word from command line with /t<template> switch.
> The AutoNew macro doesn't start.

this is expected behavior

> It does start when I open a new doc based on the template from windows.
> I've tried using the /m<macro> name switch as documented on web but this
> also doen't run the macro.

The /m switch only runs macros saved in the Normal.dot template

There is no way to trigger a macro in a template when running it from the
command line.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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pkovacevic - 10 Oct 2007 16:05 GMT

Cindy:

I am having a similar problem with AutoNew in Word 2007 but my template is
on a shared network drive, I can bring up the template from any pc in the
office; however, the macro is missing. I have set the template to read only
but that has not fixed the problem. What am I missing here?

Thanks in advance! :)

Pete Kovacevic

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>
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