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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / February 2005Outlook not firing AutoExec in a Word global template
I have a Word global template located in STARTUP that I am executing through the AutoExec auto macro. The problem I am having is that (as Outlook is my email editor) if I start Outlook first before I start Word, the global template seems to be loading, and the template is checked in the Templates and Addins under the Tools menu. But unfortunately it does not seem to actually fire the AutoExec sub (in which I have a MsgBox to let me know when that is being fired). If I start Word first everything is fine, it is just when I start Outlook first that this problem occurs. I also have Application Events in this template that are working well under Word. Can someone help please? Thanks in advance. It's a known, documented issue (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q209978). The "workaround" amounts to "don't do that". I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for any resolution. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >I have a Word global template located in STARTUP that I am executing through >the AutoExec auto macro. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Thanks in advance. Thanks Jay! > It's a known, documented issue > (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q209978). The [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > >Thanks in advance. Is it better to create an Addin rather than a global template (*.dot)? > It's a known, documented issue > (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q209978). The [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > > >Thanks in advance. Sorry, I have no idea whether that will work any better. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >Is it better to create an Addin rather than a global template (*.dot)? > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> > >> >Thanks in advance. A dot file stored in the Startup folder IS and add-in. > Is it better to create an Addin rather than a global template (*.dot)? > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> > >> >Thanks in advance. True, but so is a COM add-in written as a DLL. I don't know whether that might have different rules about the equivalent of the AutoExec procedure -- never tried it. Personally, I think the whole idea of using Word as the Outlook editor is an abomination; Outlook has a perfectly good editor of its own, without the ton of troubles that the Word/Outlook interaction brings. The few times I've wanted some Word-only feature in an email, I've used either copy/paste or an attachment. -- Regards, Jay Freedman Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org >A dot file stored in the Startup folder IS and add-in. > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>> > >>> >Thanks in advance. I have little knowledge of COM Addins or how to program for one. I have some VB and VBA programming experience but don't remember having to create any COM addins. I do have access to Developer, and I understand I can use that to create an COM addin. So, as I don't have much time to play around at the moment (especially if ultimately it won't help me in this instance) but need to get a solution happening soon, I am wondering if there is anyone who has experience with COM addins and how they handle the AutoExec procedure, and if Outlook still disables the AutoExec procedure from being fired when loading the COM addin - if Outlook is load before Word? Thanks for your help in advance. > True, but so is a COM add-in written as a DLL. I don't know whether > that might have different rules about the equivalent of the AutoExec [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > >>> > > >>> >Thanks in advance. Just to clear up some terminology, COM Add-ins don't have an AutoExec procedure, they have OnConnection and OnStartupComplete methods. From some quick testing, the OnConnection method is called when Word is started as the e-mail editor for Outlook, so this should do what you want. On thing you might be intererested in is the first element of the Custom() array passed to OnConnection. It indicates how Word was started. 1 for a normal startup, 2 for embedded (e.g., a Word object in an Excel spreadsheet) and 3 for Automation (which is what I believe Outlook uses, though I haven't tested). Here's an article to get you started: How To Build an Office 2000 COM Add-In in Visual Basic http://support.microsoft.com/?id=238228  SignatureTom Winter tom@nospam.amosfivesix.com >I have little knowledge of COM Addins or how to program for one. I have >some [quoted text clipped - 71 lines] >> >>> > >> >>> >Thanks in advance. Thanks to you all for your help. > Just to clear up some terminology, COM Add-ins don't have an AutoExec > procedure, they have OnConnection and OnStartupComplete methods. [quoted text clipped - 88 lines] > >> >>> > > >> >>> >Thanks in advance. |
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