>hi,
>
>i have a word document that contains a macro that runs
>whenever someone opens the doc. i need to open this doc
>from vb without firing the macro. is it possible?
You need the WordBasic.DisableAutoMacros command. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/WordBasicCommands.htm.
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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org