How to use automation to open and to print a Word document

Steps to Create the Project

1. In Microsoft Word, create a new document, add some text to the document, and save it as Test.doc. Close the document and exit Word.
2. Follow steps 1 through 12 in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to create a sample project that uses the IDispatch interfaces and member functions defined in the MSWord8.olb type library:

   178749 How To Create an Automation Project Using MFC and a Type Library

3. At the top of the AutoProjectDlg.cpp, add the following line:

         #include "msword8.h" // msword9.h for Word 2000, msword.h for Word 2002
   					

4. Add the following code to CAutoProjectDlg::OnRun() in the AutoProjectDLG.cpp file.

   Sample Code

          _Application objWord;
   
         // Convenient values declared as ColeVariants.
         COleVariant covTrue((short)TRUE),
                     covFalse((short)FALSE),
                     covOptional((long)DISP_E_PARAMNOTFOUND, VT_ERROR);
   
         // Get the IDispatch pointer and attach it to the objWord object.
         if (!objWord.CreateDispatch("Word.Application"))
         {
            AfxMessageBox("Couldn't get Word object.");
            return;
         }
   
         objWord.SetVisible(TRUE);  //This shows the application.
   
         Documents docs(objWord.GetDocuments());
         _Document testDoc;
   
   
         testDoc.AttachDispatch(docs.Open(
                                COleVariant("C:\\Test.doc",VT_BSTR),
                                covFalse,    // Confirm Conversion.
                                covFalse,    // ReadOnly.
                                covFalse,    // AddToRecentFiles.
                                covOptional, // PasswordDocument.
                                covOptional, // PasswordTemplate.
                                covFalse,    // Revert.
                                covOptional, // WritePasswordDocument.
                                covOptional, // WritePasswordTemplate.
                                covOptional) // Format. // Last argument for Word 97
                                   covOptional, // Encoding // New for Word 2000/2002
                                   covTrue,     // Visible
                                   covOptional, // OpenConflictDocument
                                   covOptional, // OpenAndRepair
                                   (long)0,     // DocumentDirection wdDocumentDirection LeftToRight
                                   covOptional  // NoEncodingDialog
                                   )  // Close Open parameters
                                   ); // Close AttachDispatch(…)
   
          AfxMessageBox("Now printing 2 copies on the active printer");
   
          testDoc.PrintOut(covFalse,              // Background.
                           covOptional,           // Append.
                           covOptional,           // Range.
                           covOptional,           // OutputFileName.
                           covOptional,           // From.
                           covOptional,           // To.
                           covOptional,           // Item.
                           COleVariant((long)2),  // Copies.
                           covOptional,           // Pages.
                           covOptional,           // PageType.
                           covOptional,           // PrintToFile.
                           covOptional,           // Collate.
                           covOptional,           // ActivePrinterMacGX.
                           covOptional            // ManualDuplexPrint.
                           covOptional,           // PrintZoomColumn  New with Word 2002
                           covOptional,           // PrintZoomRow          ditto
                           covOptional,           // PrintZoomPaperWidth   ditto
                           covOptional);          // PrintZoomPaperHeight  ditto
   
          // If you wish to Print Preview the document rather than print it,
          // you can use the PrintPreview member function instead of the
          // PrintOut member function:
          //    testDoc[i].PrintPreview.
   
         objWord.Quit(covFalse,  // SaveChanges.
                      covTrue,   // OriginalFormat.
                      covFalse   // RouteDocument.
                      );
   					

5. You may need to modify the code in CAutoProjectDlg::OnRun() to indicate the correct path for your document Test.doc. The document is referenced in the following line:

         testDoc.AttachDispatch(docs.Open(
                               COleVariant("C:\\My Docs\\Test.doc",VT_BSTR)...