Re: Multiple Word97 instances

[Shawn Wilson <shawn -dot- wilson -at- IDSNET -dot- COM>]

Thanks; I'm sure that's what I need -- but what "registered application" do
I pick?  The files that RoboHelp 6.0 opens in Word end in "*.doc", so they
seem to be Word documents.  The Registered File Types list includes
"RoboHelp Project Configuration File" and "Help Project File" and a bunch of
other, seemingly related files.

Does anyone know where to go from here?



Shawn Wilson
Technical Writer
Integrated Decision Systems
310-478-4015 x289
Shawn -dot- Wilson -at- idsnet -dot- com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: johnsont -at- starcutter -dot- com [SMTP:johnsont -at- starcutter -dot- com]
> Sent: Friday, January 29, 1999 4:48 AM
> To:   'Shawn Wilson'
> Subject:      RE: Multiple Word97 instances
>
> Shawn,
>
> The problem lies in whether or not you have DDE set up correctly for each
> application associated with Word.
>
> Go to Windows Explorer>Options>File Types.
> Pick the Registered application that is causing the multiple instances of
> Word.
>
> Select the command "open" and press Edit.
>
> In application used to perform action, make sure it reads,
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Winword.exe" /n
>
> Check Use DDE.
> in DDE Message:
> [REM _DDE_Direct][FileOpen("%1")]
>
> In short, set it up to mimic DDE exactly as Word does it.
>
> I had the same problem and it worked for me.
>
> Tom
> -----Original Message-----
>
        [Shawn Wilson]  ... when I have Word 97 running, if I use Explorer
to open a document (by
> clicking on it), it usually opens the document in the current instance of
> Word.  I believe, however, that you can set it so that it instead opens a
> new instance of Word. Does anyone know about such a setting?
>
>


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