I try to open, change and save a presentation, but it always gets opened as Read-Only:
If measTypesDict.Exists(MeasType) = False Then
Dim targetPath As String
Dim newPres As PowerPoint.presentation
measTypesDict.Add MeasType, New Dictionary
Set newPres = PowerPoint.Application.Presentations.Add(msoFalse)
targetPath = rootDir & "\final\" & MeasType & ".ppt"
newPres.SaveAs targetPath
' newPres.Close that is what's been missing
targetPresentationsDict.Add MeasType, Presentations.Open(targetPath, ReadOnly:=msoFalse, WithWindow:=msoFalse)
End If
From the Microsoft Documentation:
The ReadOnly parameter is used to open a presentation as Read-Only.
The following example opens a file named test.ppt as Read-Only.
Sub OpenPresentationReadOnly()
Presentations.Open "c:\test.ppt", msoTrue
End Sub
Can anyone give me a hint why this is the case? I am the owner of the target folder and I have full control according to the folder settings.
Can you try this:
Sub OpenPresentation()
Presentations.Open "c:\test.ppt"
End Sub
Hope it helps.
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I have a word document that uses mail merge feature and gets its information from the access db. When I use this code it does not open the word document with the current information. It opens the word document with the last saved information.
If I open the word document on its own, from the task bar, it asks if I want to run the SQL and I click yes and everything operates normally. I want to click a button from within access to accomplish this same task to open the contract.
Here is the code I used:
Private Sub Command205_Click()
Dim LWordDoc As String
Dim oApp As Object
'Path to the word document
LWordDoc = "C:\Users\.....k Up\01- Proposal\contract.docx"
If Dir(LWordDoc) = "" Then
MsgBox "Document not found."
Else
'Create an instance of MS Word
Set oApp = CreateObject(Class:="Word.Application")
oApp.Visible = True
'Open the Document
oApp.Documents.Open FileName:=LWordDoc
End If
End Sub
***I should add that I am not a coder and know nothing about VBA, I copied this from this website so any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated. If you can provide me with coding or enough guidance to get me on the way would be great. Thank you
This code will run in Access to open a Mail Merge document and update content and save.
Using the link I originally posted (http://www.minnesotaithub.com/2015/11/automatic-mail-merge-with-vba-and-access/), I made a couple of modifications and was able to get that code to work.
I needed to add: ReadOnly:=True, _ to prevent a sharing violation
and I changed the Table Name of the source data.
NOTE!! You will need to change sode marked with'###' as follows:
###-1 Change to specify the full path of your TEMPLATE!!!
###-2 Change the SQLSTATEMENT to specify your recordsource!!!
Paste this code into your form, make sure you have a Command Button Click Event that executes (Either rename 'Command205' in this code, or change your control name).
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Private Sub Command205_Click()
Dim strWordDoc As String
'Path to the word document of the Mail Merge
'###-1 CHANGE THE FOLLOWING LINE TO POINT TO YOUR DOCUMENT!!
strWordDoc = "C:\Users\.....k Up\01- Proposal\contract.docx"
' Call the code to merge the latest info
startMerge strWordDoc
End Sub
'----------------------------------------------------
' Auto Mail Merge With VBA and Access (Early Binding)
'----------------------------------------------------
' NOTE: To use this code, you must reference
' The Microsoft Word 14.0 (or current version)
' Object Library by clicking menu Tools > References
' Check the box for:
' Microsoft Word 14.0 Object Library in Word 2010
' Microsoft Word 15.0 Object Library in Word 2013
' Click OK
'----------------------------------------------------
Function startMerge(strDocPath As String)
Dim oWord As Word.Application
Dim oWdoc As Word.Document
Dim wdInputName As String
Dim wdOutputName As String
Dim outFileName As String
' Set Template Path
wdInputName = strDocPath ' was CurrentProject.Path & "\mail_merge.docx"
' Create unique save filename with minutes and seconds to prevent overwrite
outFileName = "MailMergeFile_" & Format(Now(), "yyyymmddmms")
' Output File Path w/outFileName
wdOutputName = CurrentProject.Path & "\" & outFileName
Set oWord = New Word.Application
Set oWdoc = oWord.Documents.Open(wdInputName)
' Start mail merge
'###-2 CHANGE THE SQLSTATEMENT AS NEEDED
With oWdoc.MailMerge
.MainDocumentType = wdFormLetters
.OpenDataSource _
Name:=CurrentProject.FullName, _
ReadOnly:=True, _
AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
LinkToSource:=True, _
Connection:="QUERY mailmerge", _
SQLStatement:="SELECT * FROM [tblEmployee]" ' Change the table name or your query
.Destination = wdSendToNewDocument
.Execute Pause:=False
End With
' Hide Word During Merge
oWord.Visible = False
' Save file as PDF
' Uncomment the line below and comment out
' the line below "Save file as Word Document"
'------------------------------------------------
'oWord.ActiveDocument.SaveAs2 wdOutputName & ".pdf", 17
' Save file as Word Document
' ###-3 IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SAVE AS A NEW NAME, COMMENT OUT NEXT LINE
oWord.ActiveDocument.SaveAs2 wdOutputName & ".docx", 16
' SHOW THE DOCUMENT
oWord.Visible = True
' Close the template file
If oWord.Documents(1).FullName = strDocPath Then
oWord.Documents(1).Close savechanges:=False
ElseIf oWord.Documents(2).FullName = strDocPath Then
oWord.Documents(2).Close savechanges:=False
Else
MsgBox "Well, this should never happen! Only expected two documents to be open"
End If
' Quit Word to Save Memory
'oWord.Quit savechanges:=False
' Clean up memory
'------------------------------------------------
Set oWord = Nothing
Set oWdoc = Nothing
End Function
I wrote some code to allow me to select an MS Project file and open it, however when I run the code, nothing happens.
Zero errors, it just exits, any suggestions with what i'm doing wrong here?
Code below
Sub START()
' MS Project variables
Dim Proj As MSProject.Application
Dim NewProj As MSProject.Project
'File Name Variables
Dim FileOpenType As Variant
Dim NewProjFileName As String
Dim NewProjFilePath As String
Dim NewProjFinal As String
'Code to find and open project files
Set Proj = CreateObject("MsProject.Application")
MsgBox ("Please Select MS Project File for Quality Checking")
'Select Project File
FileOpenType = Application.GetOpenFilename( _
FileFilter:="MS Project Files (*.mpp), *.mpp", _
Title:="Select MS Project file", _
MultiSelect:=False)
'Detect if File is selected, if not then stop code
If FileOpenType = False Then
MsgBox ("You Havent Selected a File")
GoTo EndPoint
End If
'Write the FileOpenType variant to two separate strings
NewProjFilePath = Left$(FileOpenType, InStrRev(FileOpenType, "\"))
NewProjFileName = Mid$(FileOpenType, InStrRev(FileOpenType, "\") + 1)
'Open Project File
Proj.FileOpen NewProjFilePath & NewProjFileName
EndPoint:
End Sub
Just a couple of notes:
First, since you are using Early Binding to refer to MS-Project, so instead of setting Set Proj = CreateObject("MsProject.Application"), which is used for Late Binding, you can use Set Proj = New MSProject.Application.
Second: since Proj is defined as MSProject.Application, in order to make the MS-Project application visible, it's enough to use Proj.Visible = True.
Code
Option Explicit
Sub START()
' MS Project variables
Dim Proj As MSProject.Application
Dim NewProj As MSProject.Project
'File Name Variables
Dim FileOpenType As Variant
Dim NewProjFileName As String
Dim NewProjFilePath As String
Dim NewProjFinal As String
Set Proj = New MSProject.Application ' since you are using Early binding, you can use this type of setting a new MS-Project instance
MsgBox "Please Select MS Project File for Quality Checking"
'Select Project File
FileOpenType = Application.GetOpenFilename( _
FileFilter:="MS Project Files (*.mpp), *.mpp", _
Title:="Select MS Project file", _
MultiSelect:=False)
If FileOpenType = False Then
MsgBox "You Havent Selected a File"
Exit Sub ' <-- use Exit Sub instead of GoTo EndPoint
End If
'Write the FileOpenType variant to two separate strings
NewProjFilePath = Left$(FileOpenType, InStrRev(FileOpenType, "\"))
NewProjFileName = Mid$(FileOpenType, InStrRev(FileOpenType, "\") + 1)
'Open Project File
Proj.FileOpen NewProjFilePath & NewProjFileName
Proj.Visible = True ' <-- Set MS-Project as visible application
End Sub
Resolved by adding the following line, edited code to show
Proj.Application.Visible = True
I am trying to prompt the user when he tries to close a workbook like this
Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel as Boolean)
MsgBox "Changes has been detected. Do you want to export the data ?"
End Sub
I know that this code need to be placed in ThisWorkbook module.
Is there a way to do that from my custom module ? I need to add this functionality to multiple workbooks used by my client as a part of up-gradation, which is usually done by replacing old modules with new modules.
You can use the Application.VBE object and Workbook.VBProject to modify a file's VBA. Note however that it requires that the Excel performing the upgrade has to have the setting "Trust access to the VBA project" toggled on (it can be found in the Trust center under the tab Macro settings). When not needed anymore, it's an option best left off though for security reasons.
There is a way how you can Import the ThisWorkbook Module. I wrote some Code for that a long Time ago.
So how does it work.
First you have to Export the ThisWorkbook Module. Right click on the Module and Export.
Save the ThisWorkbook.cls on the Server where you have your other Module's or send it with the Modules (Like how you do the Upgrade of the other Modules)
Open the ThisWorkbook.cls File with a Editor (Like Notepad++)
And Delete The First Rows. They Look like This.
VERSION 1.0 CLASS
BEGIN
MultiUse = -1 'True
END
Execute the UpdateThisDocument Subrutine.
The Only Question how have to answer yourself is how you will Execute The Code ^^ (I wrote en Extern Updater that Executed the Code)
Sub UpdateThisDocument()
Dim ModuleName As String
ModuleName = "DieseArbeitsmappe"
Dim aDoc As Workbook
Set aDoc = ThisWorkbook
Dim strPath As String
'Put here the Path to the Folder where the cls File of This Workbook is.
strPath = "C:\Users\z002mkvy\Desktop\"
With aDoc
If ModuleExists(ModuleName) = True Then
Call clsLoeschen
End If
'
With ThisWorkbook.VBProject
.VBComponents(ModuleName).CodeModule.AddFromFile _
strPath & "\DieseArbeitsmappe.cls"
Fehler:
End With
End With
End Sub
Private Function ModuleExists(ModuleName As String) _
As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
ModuleExists = Len(ThisWorkbook.VBProject _
.VBComponents(ModuleName).Name) <> 0
End Function
Private Sub clsLoeschen()
Dim modcls
Dim awcl As Integer
On Error Resume Next
Set modcls = ThisWorkbook.VBProject.VBComponents.Item("DieseArbeitsmappe")
awcl = modcls.CodeModule.CountOfLines
modcls.CodeModule.DeleteLines 1, awcl
Set modcls = Nothing
End Sub
I hope This can Help you
Option Compare Database
Function Openword(conPath As String)
Dim appword As Word.Application
Dim doc As Word.Document
On Error Resume Next
Error.Clear
Set appword = GetObject(, "word.application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Set appword = New Word.Application
appword.Visible = True
End If
Set doc = appword.Documents.Open(conPath, , True)
appword.Activate
Set doc = Nothing
Set appword = Nothing
End Function
Private Sub Command5_Click()
Dim mydoc As String
mydoc = "J:\3 - Client Services\1-Programs\12229709.docx"
Call Openword(mydoc)
End Sub
So far I have made the code that will open a specific file when the button on the form is clicked. However, there are a ton of these files that the user needs to be able to select and open. To keep it simple, I want them to be able to open the Word file by simply typing in the name of the file and clicking a button that will find and open it. The name of the file in the example above is simply 12229709.docx, but there are other files similar to it (e.g. 12172029, 12124057...) all in the same location. I want there to be a text box where the user can enter in the number and the button will check that specific folder for a file name with that number in it (without having to add the ".docx" if possible). How do I go about doing this?
EDIT - I forgot to mention that I cannot show the file path or use a file dialog box to allow the user to pick the file because the users that will be choosing the file do not have authorization to access this part of the network.
Try this out
Dim MyValue as Variant
MyValue = Inputbox("Enter File Name")
Dim MyDoc as String
MyDoc = "J:\3 - Client Services\1-Programs\" & MyValue & ".docx"
Call OpenWord(MyDoc)
Not sure if that is what you are looking for but I hope it helps.
I don't know why you'd want to make your user type in a file name when you can just open a file dialog and have them click on the right file.
Just put a command button on your form and include a line "Application.FollowHyperlink" plus this function name. The computer file associations can take care of the rest.
Sub Command()
Application.FollowHyperlink FileName()
End Sub
Public Function FileName() As String
Dim f As Object
' Must have object reference set to a MS Office Object Library for this to work.
Set f = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
With f
.AllowMultiSelect = False
If .Show = -1 Then
FileName = .SelectedItems(1)
End If
End With
FileName = Nz(FileName, "")
End Function
Using VBA. My script moves a file into a directory. If that filename already exists in the target directory, I want the user to be prompted to rename the source file (the one that's being moved) before the move is executed.
Because I want the user to know what other files are in the directory already (so they don't choose the name of another file that's already there), my idea is to open a FileDialog box listing the contents of the directory, so that the user can use the FileDialog box's native renaming capability. Then I'll loop that FileDialog until the source file and target file names are no longer the same.
Here's some sample code:
Sub testMoveFile()
Dim fso As FileSystemObject
Dim file1 As File
Dim file2 As File
Dim dialog As FileDialog
Set fso = New FileSystemObject
fso.CreateFolder "c:\dir1"
fso.CreateFolder "c:\dir2"
fso.CreateTextFile "c:\dir1\test.txt"
fso.CreateTextFile "c:\dir2\test.txt"
Set file1 = fso.GetFile("c:\dir1\test.txt")
Set file2 = fso.GetFile("c:\dir2\test.txt")
Set dialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogOpen)
While file1.Name = file2.Name
dialog.InitialFileName = fso.GetParentFolderName(file2.Path)
If dialog.Show = 0 Then
Exit Sub
End If
Wend
file1.Move "c:\dir2\" & file1.Name
End Sub
But when I rename file2 and click 'OK', I get an error:
Run-time error '53': File not found
and then going into the debugger shows that the value of file2.name is <File not found>.
I'm not sure what's happening here--is the object reference being lost once the file's renamed? Is there an easier way to let the user rename from a dialog that shows all files in the target directory? I'd also like to provide a default new name for the file, but I can't see how I'd do that using this method.
edit: at this point I'm looking into making a UserForm with a listbox that gets populated w/ the relevant filenames, and an input box with a default value for entering the new name. Still not sure how to hold onto the object reference once the file gets renamed, though.
Here's a sample of using Application.FileDialog to return a filename that the user selected. Maybe it will help, as it demonstrates getting the value the user provided.
EDIT: Modified to be a "Save As" dialog instead of "File Open" dialog.
Sub TestFileDialog()
Dim Dlg As FileDialog
Set Dlg = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs)
Dlg.InitialFileName = "D:\Temp\Testing.txt" ' Set suggested name for user
' This could be your "File2"
If Dlg.Show = -1 Then
Dim s As String
s = Dlg.SelectedItems.Item(1) ` Note that this is for single-selections!
Else
s = "No selection"
End If
MsgBox s
End Sub
Edit two: Based on comments, I cobbled together a sample that appears to do exactly what you want. You'll need to modify the variable assignments, of course, unless you're wanting to copy the same file from "D:\Temp" to "D:\Temp\Backup" over and over. :)
Sub TestFileMove()
Dim fso As FileSystemObject
Dim SourceFolder As String
Dim DestFolder As String
Dim SourceFile As String
Dim DestFile As String
Set fso = New FileSystemObject
SourceFolder = "D:\Temp\"
DestFolder = "D:\Temp\Backup\"
SourceFile = "test.txt"
Set InFile = fso.GetFile(SourceFolder & SourceFile)
DestFile = DestFolder & SourceFile
If fso.FileExists(DestFile) Then
Dim Dlg As FileDialog
Set Dlg = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs)
Dlg.InitialFileName = DestFile
Do While True
If Dlg.Show = 0 Then
Exit Sub
End If
DestFile = Dlg.Item
If Not fso.FileExists(DestFile) Then
Exit Do
End If
Loop
End If
InFile.Move DestFile
End Sub
Here's some really quick code that I knocked up but basically looks at it from a different angle. You could put a combobox on a userform and get it to list the items as the user types. Not pretty, but it's a start for you to make more robust. I have hardcoded the directory c:\ here, but this could come from a text box
Private Sub ComboBox1_KeyUp(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger,
ByVal Shift As Integer)
Dim varListing() As Variant
Dim strFilename As String
Dim strFilePart As String
Dim intFiles As Integer
ComboBox1.MatchEntry = fmMatchEntryNone
strFilePart = ComboBox1.Value
strFilename = Dir("C:\" & strFilePart & "*.*", vbDirectory)
Do While strFilename <> ""
intFiles = intFiles + 1
ReDim Preserve varListing(1 To intFiles)
varListing(intFiles) = strFilename
strFilename = Dir()
Loop
On Error Resume Next
ComboBox1.List() = varListing
On Error GoTo 0
ComboBox1.DropDown
End Sub
Hope this helps. On error resume next is not the best thing to do but in this example stops it erroring if the variant has no files