XL: How to Run a WordBasic Macro from an MS Excel Macro

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Excel for Windows NT, version 5.0
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel for Windows, you can create a Microsoft Excel macro that uses either dynamic data exchange (DDE) or OLE Automation with Microsoft Word to run a WordBasic Macro. The purpose of this article is to demonstrate, by example, how to run a WordBasic macro using both of these methods.

MORE INFORMATION

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Example 1

' The following macro demonstrates how to run the WordBasic macro
' "Macro1" by using DDE

Sub RunWordMacro_DDE()

   ' Initiate a channel with Microsoft Word.
   chan = DDEInitiate("Winword", "System")

   ' Execute a command on the channel to run the Wordbasic macro.
   DDEExecute chan, "[Toolsmacro.name=""Macro1"",.Run]"

   ' Terminate the channel.
   DDETerminate chan

End Sub

Example 2

' The following macro demonstrates how to run the WordBasic macro
' "Macro1" by using OLE Automation

Sub RunWordMacro_OLE()

   ' Create the WordBasic object.
   Set WordObj = CreateObject("Word.Basic")
   '
   ' In Microsoft Excel 97, the line of code to use is
   '
   ' Set WordObj = CreateObject("Word.Basic.8")

   ' Run the WordBasic macro "Macro1".
   With WordObj
       .ToolsMacro Name:="Macro1", Run:=True
   End With

   ' Set the WordBasic object to nothing to end OLE Automation.
   Set WordObj = Nothing

End Sub

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120979
   TITLE     : How to Use Named WordBasic Arguments in OLE Automation