JvH> -Launching Word with the /t option (to start Word and use
JvH> the  specified document as a template does not seem to work.
JvH>  The specified document (a template) is merely opened (and
JvH>  selfstarting macro are excecuted correctly).
Please give the exact command you are using.  I've tested this and it works 
fine for me.  The syntax is of the form:
        Winword /t templatename
Perhaps you were using
        Winword templatename /t
which is incorrect
JvH>  To implement this I designed an AutoOpen macro that
Autoopen applies to opening an existing document.  With the /t command you 
are creating a new document from the template and should use the autonew 
macro stored in the template.
I may have misinterpreted your description, but it sounds like you are 
attempting to open the template as a document, which is an incorrect use of 
templates.
Bob
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