ShellExecute and SW_HIDE does not behave as wanted

[gpxi]

I am using the driver API (the latest version V4 under VB6) to convert or "printto" a .doc file to pdf. I do not want the user to see Word popping up and showing the printing process. So I used the flag SW_HIDE (0) in the ShellExecute command line. However, MS Word seems to ignore my command. Why? Is there a way to accomplish what I am trying to do here?

[Tracker Supp-Stefan]

Hello gpxi,

As discussed in this topic:
https://forum.pdf-xchange.com/ ... =43&t=8110
You should be able to use automation rather than ShellExecute to print your word documents silently.

Best,
Stefan

[gpxi]

Well, actually I started with the automation method. It worked fine with opening up the first document. But the second one crashes the program with an automation error. That's why I switched to the drirver API approach.
Any idea why I got the automation error? Here is the code segment:

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    Dim WordApp As Object
    On Error GoTo errHandler

    Set WordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
    WordApp.Documents.Open strFileName
    WordApp.ActiveDocument.content.Copy

    strRTFstring = Clipboard.GetText(vbCFRTF)

    WordApp.Application.Quit
    Set WordApp = Nothing

errHandler:
    Set WordApp = Nothing
    MsgBox "Error openning Word Document", vbCritical

[gpxi]

Just to clarify what I did with my project, I used the automation to open a word document and convert it to rtf string and saved it to a temp file. I then used the viewer to import the rtf file. Like I said, it worked fine with the first document, but the operations after that crashed the program, almost everytime. Thanks again.

[Ivan - Tracker Software]

Can you say the version of the viewer used ?

[gpxi]

version 2.0.56.0, dated 09/17/2010.

[Tracker Supp-Stefan]

Hello gpxi,

Can you please try with the latest build 2.0.57 - just to be sure it's not an issue already fixed in the latest build.

Best,
Stefan