FileOpen Does Not Open More Than One Document Concurrently
  
PSS ID Number: Q122500
Article last modified on 06-30-1995
 
6.00
 
MACINTOSH
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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In Word for the Macintosh, you cannot use the FileOpen macro command to
open multiple documents concurrently, as in the following example
 
Sub Main
  FileOpen .Name = <"FIRST.DOC"> <"SECOND.DOC">
End Sub
 
where <FIRST.DOC> and <SECOND.DOC> are separate documents.
 
In contrast, the above macro does open both FIRST.DOC and SECOND.DOC in
Microsoft Word for Windows.
 
CAUSE
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In the Macintosh environment, you can use spaces as valid characters in a
filename; therefore, you cannot use a space as a delimiter between two
filenames. In the MS-DOS and Windows environments, spaces are not allowed
as valid characters in filenames; therefore, they can be used as effective
delimiters.
 
RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, use multiple FileOpen commands to open multiple
files on the Macintosh. Using the above example, the following macro opens
both FIRST.DOC and SECOND.DOC in Word for the Macintosh:
 
Sub Main
  FileOpen .Name = "FIRST.DOC"
  FileOpen .Name = "SECOND.DOC"
End Sub
 
KBCategory: kbusage kbmacro
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Additional reference words: macword 6.00 WordBasic file open
 
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.
