[AccessD] Print various document types from Access

John,

>From memory, exporer "calls" Word using a command line option.  You can
look at these "commands" in the file associations for ".doc" etc in the
explorer "folder options" file types tab (actual location depends on
WinVer).

There is plenty of gumph on this type of Majik in the Win Tips and
Tricks websites/blogs/etc.  I don't use it so I don't remember anything
more specific.

bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of A.D.Tejpal
Sent: Tuesday, 10 January 2006 3:30 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Print various document types from Access

    My sample db named PrintExternalFiles might be of interest to you.
It is available at Rogers Access Library (other developers library).
Link - http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com

A.D.Tejpal
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  ----- Original Message -----
  From: John Colby
  To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' 
  Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 23:57
  Subject: [AccessD] Print various document types from Access


  My client currently opens a directory, selects a bunch of files, and
from
  explorer's right click menu clicks "Print".  The files are sent
directly to
  the printer.  In fact an instance of the object that "handles" the
object
  opens and somehow causes it to send to the printer.  Is there any way
to use
  that functionality from inside Access?  

  Try it yourself.  Go to a directory, select a document (a word doc for
  instance), right click to get the context menu, click "Print" and
watch
  closely, you will see Windows open Word, send the doc to the printer
(the
  default printer for the machine) and then close Word again.  This
works for
  Office apps, for Tiffs (with a registered viewer) and for PDF files
(with
  the registered viewer) although it does not close the PDF viewer when
  finished for some reason.

  I need to know how to call whatever it is that the print menu item
calls,
  passing in the pathed document name in order to print the object.  Has
  anyone done this?

  John W. Colby
  www.ColbyConsulting.com
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