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Global.Tasks Property

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Word Developer Reference

Returns a Tasks collection that represents all the applications that are running.

Syntax

expression.Tasks

expression   Required. A variable that represents a Global object.

Remarks

For information about returning a single member of a collection, see Returning an Object from a Collection.

Example

This example displays the calculator. If the calculator is not already running, then Word starts the task and then displays the calculator.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Tasks.Exists("Calculator") Then
    With Tasks("Calculator")
        .Activate
        .WindowState = wdWindowStateNormal
    End With
Else
    Shell "calc.exe"
    Tasks("Calculator").WindowState = wdWindowStateNormal
End If

This example checks to see whether Microsoft Excel is currently running. If the task is running, the example activates Microsoft Excel; otherwise, a message box is displayed.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  If Tasks.Exists("Microsoft Excel") = True Then
    With Tasks("Microsoft Excel")
        .Activate
        .WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize
    End With
Else
    Msgbox "Microsoft Excel is not currently running."
End If

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