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Greener than NEWB · Guest

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:

answer4u · Guest

First off:

tank · Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Posts: 3700 Location: Louisville KY USA

I beleive your code is correct except for these corrections

answer4u · Guest

Greener than NEWB · Guest

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.

OceanMachine · Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 780 Location: England

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):