Hi,

is there any fast/easy way, to open word from baan, with an particular document ? (if possible without OpenWorld).

Thanks
Spartacus

You can use the app_start (http://www.baanboard.com/programmers_manual_baanerp_help_functions_client_file_access_app_start) command to call word and open a document, no Open World required. I have had to first transfer the file to the client PC, then call word. I have used:


server2client("\\SERVIERID\Baan\TMP\HazMat1.txt", "C:\TEMP\HazMat1.txt", 1)
app_start("winword.exe C:\TEMP\HazMat1.txt", "", "", "", "")

You may need the full path for Word if it is not defined in your search path.

Also, people have mentioned the tgwms0004.start.application (http://www.baanboard.com/baanboard/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14802&highlight=appstart) function, which may have more options - I have not used that.

Hi Ibencic,

seems to be a good idea. We will check, if it works for us.

Make sure to check this post (http://www.baanboard.com/baanboard/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14840) with client2server notes at the bottom from j. streun's testing.

Good luck.

Be careful, if you use app_start, then the full path to winword.exe must be used.. This may be different on the different client machines...

I would recommend using app_start, but starting the following app (passing the required parameters, as per the other posts);

app_start("cmd /c start winword.exe c:\loc\document.doc", ...

Depending on the client version probably: if winword is not specified, the extension is taken to open the clients default program for the extension.

Regards,
Klaas

We can use tgwms0004.start.helper.by.name. This is in the tgwms0004 dll. There is a session 'Maintian Helper Applications' - tgwms9140m000, where we can store the path of the execuatable.