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I'm trying to start up Microsoft Word from an Oracle report trigger and 
open a file.  I've tried to following code, and although it works and 
starts Word in the background (in memory out of view), I cannot see the
Word application, what do I need to do to view Word:
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  Procedure OpenOLEObject Is
    objapp		OLE2.OBJECT;
    objapp_arglist	OLE2.LISTTYPE;
    OLE2.CREATE_ARGLIST(objapp_arglist);
    OLE2.CREATE_OBJECT(objapp, 'Word.Basic');
    OLE2.ADD_ARG(objapp_arglist, 'C:\MYFILE.TXT');
    OLE2.INVOKE(objapp,'FileOpen', objapp_arglist);
    OLE2.DESTROY_ARGLIST(objapp_arglist);
    OLE2.RELEASE_OBJECT(objapp);
-- Michael Rosadino E-mail(H): mrosadino_at_connico.net E-mail(W): mrosadino_at_ggtinc.com Home: (860)657-2814 Work: (860)871-8082, x3484Received on Wed Sep 17 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT
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