Show Word doc embedded in a table on a form with a bound object frame

[smbrush]

I'm trying to show a Word doc created in an OLE Object type field in a table. It has one record. My form has a bound object frame. The control source of the frame has been set to the table and field of OLE Object type holding my Word doc. There is no actual file on my hard drive or network.

The frame doesn't show the Word doc in the field when the form is run in Form view. It is empty.

How do I get the doc in the field of my table to appear in the frame on my form? What other property or coding must I add to show the doc?

[ranman256]

i find it better NOT to embed the word docs into the db. Instead, save the docs to a folder,
put the file path in the table. This keeps the size of the db low.
The code below allows users to open the document from access.

paste this code into a module. (Alt-F11, insert , module)
Then it will open ANY file via its extension....
.pdf files will open in acrobat,
.doc files in word
etc

USAGE:
OpenNativeApp "c:\folder\file.xls"
'opens in excel
or
OpenNativeApp field
'opens item in field in native app

Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpszOp As String, ByVal lpszFile As String, ByVal lpszParams As String, ByVal lpszDir As String, ByVal FsShowCmd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Const SE_ERR_FNF = 2&
Const SE_ERR_PNF = 3&
Const SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED = 5&
Const SE_ERR_OOM = 8&
Const SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND = 32&
Const SE_ERR_SHARE = 26&
Const SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE = 27&
Const SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT = 28&
Const SE_ERR_DDEFAIL = 29&
Const SE_ERR_DDEBUSY = 30&
Const SE_ERR_NOASSOC = 31&
Const ERROR_BAD_FORMAT = 11&

Public Sub OpenNativeApp(ByVal psDocName As String)
Dim r As Long, msg As String

r = StartDoc(psDocName)
If r <= 32 Then
    'There was an error
    Select Case r
        Case SE_ERR_FNF
            msg = "File not found"
        Case SE_ERR_PNF
            msg = "Path not found"
        Case SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED
            msg = "Access denied"
        Case SE_ERR_OOM
            msg = "Out of memory"
        Case SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND
            msg = "DLL not found"
        Case SE_ERR_SHARE
            msg = "A sharing violation occurred"
        Case SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE
            msg = "Incomplete or invalid file association"
        Case SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT
            msg = "DDE Time out"
        Case SE_ERR_DDEFAIL
            msg = "DDE transaction failed"
        Case SE_ERR_DDEBUSY
            msg = "DDE busy"
        Case SE_ERR_NOASSOC
            msg = "No association for file extension"
        Case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT
            msg = "Invalid EXE file or error in EXE image"
        Case Else
            msg = "Unknown error"
    End Select
'    MsgBox msg
End If
End Sub

Private Function StartDoc(psDocName As String) As Long
Dim Scr_hDC As Long

Scr_hDC = GetDesktopWindow()
StartDoc = ShellExecute(Scr_hDC, "Open", psDocName, "", "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL)
End Function

[smbrush]

Thank you for your code but it doesn't answer my question. You're using an ocean to put out a match, so to speak. I'd like to know how to use the bound object frame to display a Word doc embedded in a field of a table. I'm not worried about file size since the doc has only one page. Setting the controlsource property of the frame isn't enough to display the doc. My question is, what other properties need to be set or what code needs to added to the form to display the doc?

Does anyone know the answers to my questions? Please respond if you do but don't if you don't.

[smbrush]

I'm marking this thread as solved even though it isn't. It seems no one knows how to work with these object frame controls. Access SUCKS!!!!!