You can't include a Word file as a containerized object in FM. There are a couple of options. Bring the text into a field in FM. If you have a lot of special formatting in Word, this will be lost. Use the scripting languge particular to your OS to automatically open and print the document. Neither of these approach may do what you really want if that is to integrate highly formatted text in Word in the middle of a FM layout.

-bd

There is another way, assuming that MS Word and FM are coexisting on the same PC: building an OLE in which you store the document: when you activate this OLE MS Word is launched and executes the needed document.

A last (and more flexible, powerful and elegant way) is to buy WinBatch (see ww.windoware.com) and use it to open MS Word and the proper document.

Note that WinBatch is a Window native batch compiler (a little bit more complicated than DOS batches writing, but less 'hard' than Vb scripts) that adds an impressive power to Win programs (it has 400 / 500 multipurposal statements and funcs.) - it acts as a Win language.

Regards

I have to include some word docs and print it along with some filemaker fields.The word file is stored on my computer and is updated reguliarly.How do I include the word file in my filemaker file so that I can print the combination of file maker and word docs.Can I use the word doc as an embedded Object?

Thank you

[ July 27, 2001: Message edited by: Jacob ]

Hi,

There are many solutions to your question:

1. Winbatch can be used, but cost you money.

2. Export the related fields to a .MER file (via scripting) and start from the same script your MS_WORD.DOC file. This .doc must be a "Mail Merge"-type file so your letter can be combined with the field-info from the .MER-file. If you know how to ad an autorun macro to your MS_WORD.DOC file then no further user action is required ... then clicking a button in FM !

3. Copy the related fields to the clipboard buffer (via scripting) and start from the same script your MS_WORD.DOC file. Write macro's into the .DOC file to retrieve the info from the clipboard. If you know how to ad an autorun macro to your MS_WORD.DOC file then no user action is required ... then clicking a button in FM !

Greetings from Belgium,

Erwin