I am trying to open .doc file from word using VBA. It is working with extension and without giving extension. Why?

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Documents.Open FileName:="C:\test", ReadOnly:=False

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Documents.Open FileName:="C:\test.doc", ReadOnly:=False

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Both the code works. Why do I have to give extension then?

Posted 6-Mar-19 10:04am

dirtyshooter

Updated 6-Mar-19 10:47am

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[no name] 6-Mar-19 16:39pm

What happens if there is test.doc AND (test.txt OR test.pdf) in the same folder?

MadMyche 7-Mar-19 7:58am

... or Test.doc AND Test.docx?

dirtyshooter 7-Mar-19 12:45pm

if there are multiple files, it will take .doc as default.

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CHill60 · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-06T10:48:00

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The default extension for Word is .doc or .docx. That is why...Word has finished it off for you.

But, if you were to run exactly the same code in Excel VBA it would look for .xls or .xlsx files.

It's always best to be explicit. For example.. what if you have both a test.doc and a test.docx... which file is opened would then depend entirely on which version of Word was running the VBA

Posted 6-Mar-19 10:48am

CHill60

Updated 6-Mar-19 11:02am

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dirtyshooter 6-Mar-19 19:18pm

I agree. So the default extension for word is .doc and excel is .xls. If you have any other extension, it will not recognize. Even .docx or .xlsx

Nice to know man. Thanks.