Cindy
Tue Feb 28 12:13:48 CST 2006
Hi =?Utf-8?B?Q3ViZVJhdA==?=,
> I have an AutoOpen procedure, but all it does is throw a dialog box up that
> explains the rules of using the form. I've used form fields from the Forms
> Toolbar, not from the Control Box (where is the Control Box?).
>
> Does the name of the form (.doc vs. .dot) make a difference?
> Does the location of the form, or the method the user uses to open the form
> make a difference?
>
I'm still waiting for a light-bulb to go off <sigh>
could you copy/paste a couple of the procedures into a reply that aren't working when
the user tries creating a NEW document instead of opening the document directly?
Perhaps that will give us a clue...
> > > Using Word 2000, I have an automated document (drop-downs and such, powered
> > > by VBA code) that opens and runs fine when accessed via the File>Open
> > > command. But some of my users copied this document into their template
> > > directory (still with a "doc" extension) and are trying to open it from there
> > > with the File>New command. It opens, but the drop-downs and checkboxes and
> > > such work erratically. It looks like it's not executing some of the
> > > macros/code.
> > >
> > Do you use an AutoOpen or Document_Open procedure to initialize things? Have you
> > used form fields from the Forms toolbar, or from the Control Box? If the latter,
> > and your code addresses these through the Thisdocument module or using
> > ThisDocument, that could be a reason (because "ThisDocument" would be the
> > originating template, not the document created from it).
>
Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
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