vba word open document read only code example

Example: vba word open document read only

Sub OpenWord()
Dim WordApp As Object
Dim WordDoc As Object

Set WordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
Set WordDoc = WordApp.Documents.Open(Filename:="C:\test\test.doc", ReadOnly:=True)
WordApp.Visible = True

'do your stuff

Set WordDoc = Nothing
Set WordApp = Nothing
End Sub