Setting Event Listeners in Word Add In (Word 2k/XP)

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In my project, I created a Word Add In to monitor events from Application and CommandButton objects. Before it works, I have to set the event listeners. At first, I tried to set the listeners in a AutoExec macro. It works if I manually load the add in from Word menu. But if I load the add in from a C++ program, the AutoExec is not called.

Can any one tell me how event listeners are initialized in a Word add in except the AutoExec macro?

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Is it an ordinary template or a COM Add-in?

In a COM Add-in, there is a way to set the “on load” behavior. In my Outlook add-in, I right-clicked my Designer to access the code pane and created:

Private Sub AddinInstance_OnConnection(ByVal Application As Object, _
            ByVal ConnectMode As AddInDesignerObjects.ext_ConnectMode, _
            ByVal AddInInst As Object, custom() As Variant)
' set up event handler for new Inspectors
Call HandleInspector
End Sub
 
Private Sub AddinInstance_OnDisconnection(ByVal RemoveMode As _
            AddInDesignerObjects.ext_DisconnectMode, custom() As Variant)
' I don't know that anything needs to happen here
End Sub

Hope this helps.

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Unfortunately, this is a template. I cannot use the COM Add In because there are macros overriding Word built-in commands.

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if the template is not in the startupfolder of word (options.DefaultFilePath(wdStartupPath)) it won’t load automatically.
either put it in the startup folder or use the add method of the addins object to load it.

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if the template is not in the startupfolder of word (options.DefaultFilePath(wdStartupPath)) it won’t load automatically.
either put it in the startup folder or use the add method of the addins object to load it.

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Unfortunately, this is a template. I cannot use the COM Add In because there are macros overriding Word built-in commands.

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Is it an ordinary template or a COM Add-in?

In a COM Add-in, there is a way to set the “on load” behavior. In my Outlook add-in, I right-clicked my Designer to access the code pane and created:

Private Sub AddinInstance_OnConnection(ByVal Application As Object, _
            ByVal ConnectMode As AddInDesignerObjects.ext_ConnectMode, _
            ByVal AddInInst As Object, custom() As Variant)
' set up event handler for new Inspectors
Call HandleInspector
End Sub
 
Private Sub AddinInstance_OnDisconnection(ByVal RemoveMode As _
            AddInDesignerObjects.ext_DisconnectMode, custom() As Variant)
' I don't know that anything needs to happen here
End Sub

Hope this helps.

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