Open-WordDocument.ps1

1. <# 
2. .SYNOPSIS 
3.     This script opens a word document using PowerShell 
4. .DESCRIPTION 
5.     This script re-implments a simple MSDN script to open 
6.     a word document using VBA. IT Pros using PowerShell 
7.     might also make use of to create rich documents as 
8.     output from a script. 
9. .NOTES 
10.     File Name  : Open-WordDocument.ps1 
11.     Author     : Thomas Lee - tfl@psp.co.uk 
12.     Requires   : PowerShell Version 2.0 
13. .LINK 
14.     This script posted to: 
15.         http://www.pshscripts.blogspot.com 
16.     MSDN sample posted to: 
17.         http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb148369%28office.12%29.aspx 
18. .EXAMPLE 
19.     Running this sample opens the file c:\foo\doc1.docx in Word. The  
20.     COM object referring to the document is returned for later use. 
21.      
22. #> 
23.  
24. # Create Word Object 
25. $wrd = new-object -com word.application 
26.  
27. # Make Word Visible 
28. $wrd.visible = $true 
29.  
30. # Open a document  
31. $doc = $wrd.documents.open("C:\foo\doc1.docx") 

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