How to hide word document/application using C# word automation?

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Hii friends,
I am currently working on office automation project using office 2010. I have one master excel file, from which i pick up data and opening word application and document object, put data for each field present on word document. So it makes number of word files for each record. While creating word files, it appears in desktop window. I have to hide it from being displaying. I also set application.visible=false; but it shows the window. so please give me correct solution to hide window.

Posted 22-Nov-12 3:33am

Rahul Masalkar

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E.F. Nijboer · Answer 1 · 2012-11-22T04:01:00

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Are you sure you set visible property of the word application? In the context of excel, application refers to excel itself.

Word.Application.Visible = false

Good luck!

Posted 22-Nov-12 4:01am

E.F. Nijboer

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Rahul Masalkar 23-Nov-12 2:37am

application.visible=false;
application in the current code is object of word application.
So, do u have any other idea?

E.F. Nijboer 23-Nov-12 9:29am

Okay, because you mention "I have one master excel file, from which i pick up data and opening word application and document object". Reading that, my idea was that your code is running from within excel and not word.
You can also try opening the word document hidden, using this:
Set doc = Word.Documents.Open(FileName:=DocFilename, Visible:=False)

Rahul Masalkar 26-Nov-12 1:38am

again this doesn't give solution. Thanks for help. I need other option.

E.F. Nijboer 26-Nov-12 3:21am

You can also try this:
oDoc.Windows(1).Visible = False
oDoc.ActiveWindow.Visible = False

Rahul Masalkar 26-Nov-12 4:31am

Problem not solved but good efforts. Thanks E.F. Nijboer.

E.F. Nijboer 26-Nov-12 7:03am

It is really strange all of those commands don't work. It looks like something is preventing them from hiding. Like a setting that prevents it to change its visibility. Good luck finding a solution!