For years, I've had problems invoking or switching to Microsoft Word, no matter what I try.
The symptom is that the macro will run and complete w/o error, but instead of switching to Word, the macro just takes focus from the original window, and leaves me with no window having focus, and no program seems to be active. I have to manually switch to some window to have any active.
I've had this problem on several configurations-- different vesions of macro express pro (MEP) and all software. (see below for details configurations)
Some things I've tried w/o success:
- using activate or launch, launch and activate, or window activate
- trying different settings e.g. seconds to wait or title to switch to
- trying on several versions of MEP and Word, trying reinstalls and repairs
- trying w/o other apps running, e.g. with MS Outlook shut off
More details: the behavior is sporadic; it fails from 60% to 95% of the time. Doesn't happen with other programs (specifically, no problem with MS outlook on one XP box, but outlook has same problem as word on another machine.)
behavior seen on multiple configs, e.g. Macro Express Pro, version 4.3.0.1; seen on multiple machines running XP (1 xp home edition service pack 3), seen with both MS Word 2003 and 2007.
Thanks for any ideas! Robert