How to print an MS Word Document from ABAP

[Former Member]

Hi all

Users want me to print a word document from within an abap program.

Is this possible ?

No data is being passed to the document and it's way to complex to create in smart forms.

would something like this work ?

CREATE OBJECT WORD 'Word.Application'.

SET PROPERTY OF WORD 'Visible' = 1.

CALL METHOD OF WORD 'Open'

EXPORTING #1 = 'PATH AND FILE NAME'.

CALL METHOD OF WORD 'RUN' EXPORTING #1 = 'OPEN1'.

any help much appreciated !

Hugh

[former_member194669]

Check this

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include ole2incl .
data: v_word type ole2_object ,
v_documents type ole2_object ,
v_newdoc type ole2_object ,
v_actdoc type ole2_object .
start-of-selection .
  create object v_word 'WORD.APPLICATION'.
  set property of v_word 'Visible' = '0' .
  call method of v_word 'Documents' = v_documents.
  call method of v_documents 'Open' = v_newdoc
    exporting #1 = 'c:	est.doc' .
  call method of v_word 'ActiveDocument' = v_actdoc .
  call method of v_actdoc 'PrintOut' .
  call method of v_word 'Quit' .
end-of-selection.
  free: v_word, v_actdoc, v_documents, v_newdoc .

PS : This code i found in the same forum few manths back

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[Former Member]

Many thanks

Just the job !

Hugh