How to open word document with /m “Macro argument” from java/or command-line without to specifi winword.exe path

Question

I want to do the next thing:

String[] cmd  = {"cmd","/c","c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Office\\Office12\\WINWORD.exe","/mOpenPage","c:\\Navodilo.doc"};            
Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

But, without to specify the winword.exe path but open the document with the macro...

I read that there exist Auto Open macro, is it possible to specify input arguments for Auto Open macro?

SOLVED:

String[] cmd  = {"cmd","/c","start","WINWORD.exe","/mOpenPage","c:\\Navodilo_za_uporabo_spletnega_servisa_wsEdp.doc"};
Process proc = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);

It runs default winword.exe and open word document with specified Macro

Answer 1

I see two options for you:

1. Read the path to winword.exe from the Registry. It is stored under

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\InstallRoot
   

   where 12.0 needs to be the correct Office version (Office 2007 = 12, Office 2003 = 11 etc).

2. Instead of using the /m switch you could also use an auto macro. How this is done is described here:

   http://support.microsoft.com/kb/211659