Can I Activate/use WORD from the command mode prompt?

[wdc]

I am having trouble and can not boot to my desktop, cannot reach WORD. But in SAFE MODE I can see the file I need to read. How can I read it?

[SpywareDr]

Before you can issue the command, you need two pieces of information:

1. The complete path to the Microsoft Word program "WINWORD.EXE" on your computer,
   
   and,
   
   
2. the complete path to the "somefilename.DOC" file that you want WinWord.exe to open.

For example, here on this XP computer running Microsoft Word 2003, "winword.exe" is located here:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\winword.exe

and, let's say that the .DOC file I want to open is located here:

C:\Documents and Settings\SpywareDr\My Documents\Fubar.DOC

So, the long, single-line command that I would type at the command prompt to open that Fubar.DOC file in WinWord.exe would be:

"c:\program files\microsoft office\office11\winword.exe" "c:\documents and settings\spywaredr\my documents\fubar.doc"

Or, if you just wanted to load WinWord.exe, (without opening a .DOC file), the command would be:

"c:\program files\microsoft office\office11\winword.exe"

Note 1: The double-quote marks are only required if the path and/or filenames contain any spaces.

Note 2: Windows doesn't really care about UPPERCASE/lowercase letters. (Like other Operating Systems such as *nix flavors do).

[wdc]

thanks a million.

what is the command to SAVE AS the file after I modify it?

And is it possible to READ a file?

[SpywareDr]

thanks a million.

You're welcome.

what is the command to SAVE AS the file after I modify it?

Other than loading a file, I don't believe there is any other command-line control of WinWord.exe. Within WinWord.exe, you could press [Ctrl]+[S] to save your changes, then [Alt]+[F4] to exit.

And is it possible to READ a file?

WinWord.exe reads the file from the drive on up into memory when it opens it. (And then it writes any changes you made to the file in memory back to the drive when you save it).

Or do you mean you want Word to read the text in your file out loud?

Or do you want to read to Word and have it type it in (dictation)?