So I'm trying to create a conditional dropdown in Word. I've used a Legacy Drop-Down Form Field with multiple options.
What I want to happen is when one of the options is selected from the dropdown (and then I guess you have to Tab to enter it...), the Legacy Text Form Field below, that has a simple default text, should populate with a new string from the case statement.
Things that I've already done/got working:
the drop down is working, and on exit it runs a macro
case statement is written out
the result of the case statement is in a variable (string type), let's call it StringVar
can pull the text form field's text (default text) with ActiveDocument.FormFields("TextBox").Result
What I figure out, however, is how to replace the default text in the already existing Text Form Field with the case statement's string variable text.
I've tried
ActiveDocument.FormFields("TextBox").Result = StringVar
but it doesn't change anything inside the text form field. The default text is still there.
So I can answer my own question after pondering and being hit with an "oh, duh" moment.
I had unprotected the document (ActiveDocument.Unprotect Password:="") in order to do this:
ActiveDocument.Content.InsertAfter Text:=("This is my text")
because I was wondering if I was grabbing the right string.
Turns out,
ActiveDocument.FormFields("TextBox").Result = StringVar
DOES work. BUT the file has to be protected (filling in forms) for it to replace the string in the text form field. Otherwise, nothing shows up even though the result had indeed been updated. Fancy that.
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i did a VBA macro to populate the Webform as below before assigning more code from Excel
But before i can proceed, I am on hit block
this is the code that i use
When i try to click on F5, i cannot manage to input any value on the search button.
what did i do wrong here.
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getelementsbyclassname returns a collection of elements which were matched, not a single element, so you need to use (0) to indicate you want to work with the first element in that collection (assuming there was at least one match found) Eg:
IE.document.getElementsbyClassName("blah")(0).click
I don't quite understand the differences between the combobox properties SelText and Text.
If I want to send the content of a combobox as a parameter to another procedure, should I send .text or .selText?
If I want to make enter text into a combobox using a macro, should I write the text in .selText or .Text?
The difference is really given in the name (SelText vs. Text) where Sel stands for Selected. One is used to return or modify the selected text (i.e. SelText) and the other is used to return or modify the entire text (i.e. Text).
If no text is selected in the ComboBox then they return and modify the same value.
I suspect you want to use Text unless you are specifically interested in the selected text.
This appears to be consistent for an ActiveX control on a Worksheet or for a control on a User Form.
I am trying to use a text field in my word template document but I confused which one should I use?!!
which one you recommend?
Rick text
Text
Text Form Field
My second question is how to address these component in Macro? I use below code:
ActiveDocument.FormFields("TextboxName")
Third question is how to set a value to this component in Macro? so many website use .Value but I don't know why I cannot find this field in above component.
Last question is: if I use any form field, a gray shadow exist below my component, how I can remove it? it is even coming in check print.:(
I am using word 2007.
You would add : textFormField.
you would pass value by Me.FormFields("Text1").Result = "abc"
in your controls tab,
somewhere next to the formField control find the "formFieldShadding"
control. when you select that control your gray shadding will
disappear.
How do i edit Text Form Field (legacy forms) in my document, so that i can then use new value of this field in my VBA script?
I have simple form with Text Form Field (Bookmark = TextFormField1). It is showing default text "default text".
I can access text of this field like this: ActiveDocument.FormFields("TextFormField1").Range.Text
However, if i change value of this field, it seems to delete the field itself, and replacing it with simple text - causing ActiveDocument.FormFields("TextFormField1").Range.Text to throw exception, because TextFormField1 does not exist anymore...
What am i doing wrong? How can i insert text in form field, and use this text in my VBA script?
Try next code:
ThisDocument.FormFields("Index_Or_FormFieldName_or_Bookmarkname").TextInput.EditType Type:=wdRegularText, Default:="Your Form field text"
But it rec the value in to the FormField very slowly.
Use the Result property:
ActiveDocument.FormFields("TextFormField1").Result = "Form field text"
I need a non-editable field in a word form that can be read in vba.
Currently I use a text field, which is hidden. As in:
ActiveDocument.FormFields("DocID").Select
Selection.Font.Hidden = false
//do read then re-hide it.
However users can still 'tab' in to this text field and overwrite the document ID that is there and thus invalidate the vba macro. And unfortunately that is what happens.
I can set the text field property 'Fill-in enabled' to false which gives the desired effect in the form, i.e the user cannot edit it. However now this text field cannot be read in vba.
ActiveDocument.FormFields("DocID").SomeProperty
//throws error 'The requested member of the collection does not exist'
So my question is, is there a way I can store a hidden variable in a word form that can be read in a vba macro?
Unfortunately this has to be a Word-97 compatible solution.
You could use custom document properties instead, see here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa537154(v=office.11).aspx