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Hello All,

I'm trying to automate the formatting of some Word Documents via a scheduled script.

Please note that the workstation would be in logoff state.

This code works when the workstation is logged on, but it hangs when the script is scheduled. After I login to check Processes, there is a WINWORD.exe application that is hung.

Here is the snippet:

First off:
Secondly, I belive you workstation would need to be logged on to run AHK.

I beleive your code is correct except for these corrections


the actual problem is that word requires you to have a desktop logged into
I am afraid there is no solution to this your going to have to have a user logged in ... this is not to say you cant have it run with windows locked


I dont automate word often there just isnt any point but the run command would be done at the application level i think.


Does the macro run fine if your logged in?

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Formal request to Polyethene

You're right - I was thinking the macros were stored in the word document.

I just thought that since CDO COM worked while workstation was logged off that Word would work also.

The macro opens up the file, formats it, and then saves it as a document.

And yes the snippet works when a user is logged in. I will go the route of having a locked workstation.

I think it is because you are trying to run an actual VBA macro that is the problem.

I was however able to get the same functionality as a macro directly from AHK using COM, and this ran even when I was logged off.

Try the following example (requires COM Standard Library):

This should create a test file at c:\test.doc with some text in it if you trigger it via Scheduled Tasks, even if you are logged off (worked for me anyway).

See the below link for more info on how to automate Word (and other office apps) - see if you can get the functionality of your macros ported directly over to AHK and this should then mean it (hopefully) works: MS Office Automation Functions (via COM) [thanks Sean]