SYMPTOMS
When you use Word command-line switches to open a custom template and
then run a macro that is stored in the custom template, the macro fails
to run and you do not receive an error message.
For example, the following command line will not run the specified macro:
"<Word path>\WinWord.exe" /t"<template path>\<template name>"
/m<macroname>
NOTE: The /m<macroname> switch works correctly if the macro is stored in
the Normal.dot template instead of the custom template.
WORKAROUND
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NOTE: You cannot create an AutoNew or AutoOpen macro to work around this
problem. Nor can you place your macro code in the template's document Open
or New event procedures. The auto macros and event procedures fail to run.
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
Open the Template Directly
Use a command line that opens your custom template, instead of creating a
document based on the template, and then runs a macro. In the following
example, note the omission of the "/t" Switch.
"<Word path>\WinWord.exe" "<template path>\<template>.dot" /m<macroname>
Using the default installation paths for Word 97 and its template folder,
the command line would be
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Winword.exe"<space>
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\MyTemplate.dot"<space>
/mMyMacro
where <space> indicates a space character.
Your macro can issue a command to create a new document based on the custom
template and then close your custom template. For example:
Sub MyMacro()
' Create a new document based on your custom template.
Documents.Add (ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate)
' Close your custom template.
Documents(ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate).Close
MsgBox "Other code goes here."
End Sub
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles