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Re: Shell to print

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In article <4dc09c4c$0$61662$c30e37c6@pit-reader.telstra.net>, D&Jg wrote:
> Hi all
> The following code has worked for years in sending a click-selected .doc 
> file to any default printer:
> sFile = Filename
> 
> Call RunShellExecute(sTopic, sFile, sParams, sDirectory, SW_SHOWDEFAULT)
> 
> The document loads into MSOffice Word 2007, prints, and the program returns 
> to continue as expected.  So far, this has been flawless in systems 
> operating with Win XP.  Since attempting to run this from Windows 7, 
> however, the function does not work.  Does Win 7 execute Shells differently?
> 
> Any ideas appreciated.

In addition to the other suggestions, try passing the path to a file that 
you've just created in Word 2007.  Office 2007 can be cranky about opening 
files from some earlier versions or files that have been downloaded from what 
it (often mistakenly) decides is "the internet".  

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