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sarafn Author

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automator -- Creating a new Microsoft Word file in the finder location

I am trying to re-use the same AppleScript code that works for creating a text file, for creating a new Word document.

This works and I am able to create a new text file in the currently open folder in Finder.

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tell application "Finder" to make new file at (the target of the front window) as alias

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2) However, this does NOT work.

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tell application "Microsoft Word" to make new file at (the target of the front window) as alias

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I am indeed able to see all the Word actions in my library including Create New Word Document or Save Word Documents and so on...

Thanks in advance..

-sarafn

iMac 27″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 8:53 PM

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Barney-15E

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Posted on Dec 30, 2020 5:52 AM

The AppleScript syntax is not universal. You would need to open the Microsoft Word Dictionary in Script Editor and figure out what is required to tell Word to create a new document.

Word probably doesn't understand (the target of the front window) as those are Finder terms.

If there is an Action to create a word document, use that instead of the AppleScript. However, I think those only work with Word 2011 which doesn't work on Big Sur.

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