var pause = 0;
var wdDialogFileOpen = 80;
var wdApp = new ActiveXObject("Word.Application");
var dialog = wdApp.Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen);
var button = dialog.Show(pause);

The preceding code segment references the Word.Application object, and its methods are used later. Notice the hierarchical structure, where one method or property is actually an object that has its own methods and properties.

Learn more about activating applications from JavaScript in Column 55, OLE Automation in JavaScript.

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