How to open a word document

[Jay]

What is the best way to open a word document in access?
I would like to make a button on a form and
click on it to open a word document. I have
looked everywhere and I can't see how to do this. At
this time I can only open a blank word document.
Could it be in code using the event procedure?

 

[Guest]

Check Access Vb Help on the FollowHyperlink Method or the Shell statement.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Or check http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0018.htm at "The Access Web" for
details on how to use ShellExecute (which is a little easier than using the
built-in Shell statement)

 

[Jay]

Or check http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0018.htm at "The Access Web"
for details on how to use ShellExecute (which is a little easier than
using the built-in Shell statement)

Thank You. I will try and make it work.