Re: FORMS5: How can I use Word files as OLE objects (and database column) ?

Could you be a bit more exact? Versions 95 and 97 from Office differ a lot in their command structure. And its's probably me, but I don't really see where you want to go...

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Dirk Bellemans
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JR wrote in message <3795035f.8553507_at_news-ind.eunet.pt>...


>Hi

>Sorry to post this again, but I'm stuck with this one:

>

>I want to have a table with template files (word documents), like

>(id number,

>name varchar2(100),

>file long raw)

>

>Now I want to have a form where I choose a template and launch WinWord

>with that template file. The file open will be saved outside database

>(filesystem).

>Up to now, I only managed to lanch the template file and change that

>file. If the user uses save as..., fine. But he will not :(

>So I must avoid the update update of the file... only that don't lanch

>the OLE server with double click.

>At first glance, it didn't look that hard, but word don't have

>properties on the OLE importer, so I can't use the objects properties.

>Also the demos of forms5 only show how to interact with excel (which

>have a lot of properties).

>

>Another possibility is to save the files on the database, but how can

>I copy the long raw column from the template table to the files table?

>

>Anyone have a hint for me ?

>

>Thanks in advance

>Jose Raposo

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