How to make doc's FullName into an AutoText entry without first inserting it into document

This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname of the active
document into the document and makes that string an AutoText entry
called MyDocName, which is used later by another macro to reactivate
this document from another document. This enables me to return
instantly to this document without having to open the Window menu or
scroll through the open documents. But I wonder if there is a more
efficient way of doing it, so that the active document's FullName
doesn't actually have to be inserted into the document as a range, but
rather the FullName becomes an AutoText entry in one step. It seems
that would make the macro a little faster.

Any ideas? Thanks.
Larry
.

Sub DocFullNameStore()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim X As Long, Y As Long
Dim r As Range

X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName", Range:=r
r.Delete

End Sub

Jezebel
Sun Jan 30 21:19:36 CST 2005

Storing the name as a DocumentProperty or DocVariable would be simpler; but
if the name needs to be retained only for the current session, why not
simply put it into a static variable within your VBA module?


"Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
news:e6PlHC0BFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
> This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname of the active
> document into the document and makes that string an AutoText entry
> called MyDocName, which is used later by another macro to reactivate
> this document from another document. This enables me to return
> instantly to this document without having to open the Window menu or
> scroll through the open documents. But I wonder if there is a more
> efficient way of doing it, so that the active document's FullName
> doesn't actually have to be inserted into the document as a range, but
> rather the FullName becomes an AutoText entry in one step. It seems
> that would make the macro a little faster.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks.
> Larry
> .
>
> Sub DocFullNameStore()
>
> Application.ScreenUpdating = False
> Dim X As Long, Y As Long
> Dim r As Range
>
> X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
> Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
> NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName", Range:=r
> r.Delete
>
> End Sub
>
>
>

Larry
Mon Jan 31 13:39:58 CST 2005




The purpose of this is to be able to activate this document by a single
command from another document. How would putting a static variable
within the module enable me to do that?

So that you can better understand what I'm doing here, here is the
second macro, by which I activate the first document (the one whose name
has been made into an AutoText entry by the first macro) from another
document. What would be the equivalent of this using a variable instead
of an AutoText entry?

Sub PrevDocActivate()

' Open (or activate) the document whose name (or fullname) has been made
into an
' AutoText entry.

' Uses Activate method if document is open, and Open method is document
is closed.

'Application.ScreenUpdating = False

Dim sDoc As Document
Dim PrevDocName As String
PrevDocName = NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyDocFullName").Value
'Instead of opening in all cases, do a For Each statement.
For Each sDoc In Documents
If sDoc.FullName = PrevDocName Then
myFlag1 = True
Exit For
End If
Next
If myFlag1 = True Then

'DocFullNameStore

Documents(PrevDocName).Activate
Else
Documents.Open (PrevDocName)
End If

End Sub



Jezebel wrote:
> Storing the name as a DocumentProperty or DocVariable would be
> simpler; but if the name needs to be retained only for the current
> session, why not simply put it into a static variable within your VBA
> module?
>
>
> "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> news:e6PlHC0BFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >
> > This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname of the
> > active document into the document and makes that string an AutoText
> > entry called MyDocName, which is used later by another macro to
> > reactivate this document from another document. This enables me to
> > return instantly to this document without having to open the Window
> > menu or scroll through the open documents. But I wonder if there
> > is a more efficient way of doing it, so that the active document's
> > FullName doesn't actually have to be inserted into the document as
> > a range, but rather the FullName becomes an AutoText entry in one
> > step. It seems that would make the macro a little faster.
> >
> > Any ideas? Thanks.
> > Larry
> > .
> >
> > Sub DocFullNameStore()
> >
> > Application.ScreenUpdating = False
> > Dim X As Long, Y As Long
> > Dim r As Range
> >
> > X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> > ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
> > Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> > Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
> > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName", Range:=r
> > r.Delete
> >
> > End Sub

Larry
Mon Jan 31 13:54:42 CST 2005

I guess my real question is, how do I put a variable in a function, so
that it can then be accessed later by a macro?

Then it would work like this. Macro 1 defines the FullName of the
active document as a variable, MyDocFullName. This variable is then
placed in a function. Then, after I've activated a different document,
I run Macro 2, which accesses the variable MyDocFullName from the
function and sticks it into a line of code:

Documents(MyDocFullName).Activate

Larry




Larry wrote:
> The purpose of this is to be able to activate this document by a
> single command from another document. How would putting a static
> variable within the module enable me to do that?
>
> So that you can better understand what I'm doing here, here is the
> second macro, by which I activate the first document (the one whose
> name has been made into an AutoText entry by the first macro) from
> another document. What would be the equivalent of this using a
> variable instead of an AutoText entry?
>
> Sub PrevDocActivate()
>
> ' Open (or activate) the document whose name (or fullname) has been
> made into an
> ' AutoText entry.
>
> ' Uses Activate method if document is open, and Open method is
> document is closed.
>
> 'Application.ScreenUpdating = False
>
> Dim sDoc As Document
> Dim PrevDocName As String
> PrevDocName = NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyDocFullName").Value
> 'Instead of opening in all cases, do a For Each statement.
> For Each sDoc In Documents
> If sDoc.FullName = PrevDocName Then
> myFlag1 = True
> Exit For
> End If
> Next
> If myFlag1 = True Then
>
> 'DocFullNameStore
>
> Documents(PrevDocName).Activate
> Else
> Documents.Open (PrevDocName)
> End If
>
> End Sub
>
>
>
> Jezebel wrote:
> > Storing the name as a DocumentProperty or DocVariable would be
> > simpler; but if the name needs to be retained only for the current
> > session, why not simply put it into a static variable within your
> > VBA module?
> >
> >
> > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> > news:e6PlHC0BFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > >
> > > This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname of the
> > > active document into the document and makes that string an
> > > AutoText entry called MyDocName, which is used later by another
> > > macro to reactivate this document from another document. This
> > > enables me to return instantly to this document without having to
> > > open the Window menu or scroll through the open documents. But I
> > > wonder if there is a more efficient way of doing it, so that the
> > > active document's FullName doesn't actually have to be inserted
> > > into the document as a range, but rather the FullName becomes an
> > > AutoText entry in one step. It seems that would make the macro a
> > > little faster.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? Thanks.
> > > Larry
> > > .
> > >
> > > Sub DocFullNameStore()
> > >
> > > Application.ScreenUpdating = False
> > > Dim X As Long, Y As Long
> > > Dim r As Range
> > >
> > > X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> > > ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
> > > Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> > > Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
> > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName", Range:=r
> > > r.Delete
> > >
> > > End Sub

Jezebel
Mon Jan 31 14:50:43 CST 2005

Module level variable --

Dim mDoc as Word.Document


Sub Macro1()
:
set mDoc = ActiveDocument
:
End Sub


Sub PrevDocActivate
mDoc.Activate
End Sub


Bear in mind that while you're writing or debugging your code, mDoc will get
cleared whenever you make any changes to any code.






"Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
news:eteZn58BFHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>I guess my real question is, how do I put a variable in a function, so
> that it can then be accessed later by a macro?
>
> Then it would work like this. Macro 1 defines the FullName of the
> active document as a variable, MyDocFullName. This variable is then
> placed in a function. Then, after I've activated a different document,
> I run Macro 2, which accesses the variable MyDocFullName from the
> function and sticks it into a line of code:
>
> Documents(MyDocFullName).Activate
>
> Larry
>
>
>
>
> Larry wrote:
>> The purpose of this is to be able to activate this document by a
>> single command from another document. How would putting a static
>> variable within the module enable me to do that?
>>
>> So that you can better understand what I'm doing here, here is the
>> second macro, by which I activate the first document (the one whose
>> name has been made into an AutoText entry by the first macro) from
>> another document. What would be the equivalent of this using a
>> variable instead of an AutoText entry?
>>
>> Sub PrevDocActivate()
>>
>> ' Open (or activate) the document whose name (or fullname) has been
>> made into an
>> ' AutoText entry.
>>
>> ' Uses Activate method if document is open, and Open method is
>> document is closed.
>>
>> 'Application.ScreenUpdating = False
>>
>> Dim sDoc As Document
>> Dim PrevDocName As String
>> PrevDocName = NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyDocFullName").Value
>> 'Instead of opening in all cases, do a For Each statement.
>> For Each sDoc In Documents
>> If sDoc.FullName = PrevDocName Then
>> myFlag1 = True
>> Exit For
>> End If
>> Next
>> If myFlag1 = True Then
>>
>> 'DocFullNameStore
>>
>> Documents(PrevDocName).Activate
>> Else
>> Documents.Open (PrevDocName)
>> End If
>>
>> End Sub
>>
>>
>>
>> Jezebel wrote:
>> > Storing the name as a DocumentProperty or DocVariable would be
>> > simpler; but if the name needs to be retained only for the current
>> > session, why not simply put it into a static variable within your
>> > VBA module?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
>> > news:e6PlHC0BFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > >
>> > > This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname of the
>> > > active document into the document and makes that string an
>> > > AutoText entry called MyDocName, which is used later by another
>> > > macro to reactivate this document from another document. This
>> > > enables me to return instantly to this document without having to
>> > > open the Window menu or scroll through the open documents. But I
>> > > wonder if there is a more efficient way of doing it, so that the
>> > > active document's FullName doesn't actually have to be inserted
>> > > into the document as a range, but rather the FullName becomes an
>> > > AutoText entry in one step. It seems that would make the macro a
>> > > little faster.
>> > >
>> > > Any ideas? Thanks.
>> > > Larry
>> > > .
>> > >
>> > > Sub DocFullNameStore()
>> > >
>> > > Application.ScreenUpdating = False
>> > > Dim X As Long, Y As Long
>> > > Dim r As Range
>> > >
>> > > X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
>> > > ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
>> > > Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
>> > > Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
>> > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName", Range:=r
>> > > r.Delete
>> > >
>> > > End Sub
>
>

Larry
Mon Jan 31 23:58:36 CST 2005

Fantastic, so simple.

There's one drawback however. This would work only with open documents.
My older macro, which uses the actual FullName of the document as an
AutoText entry, can also open a closed document.

However, this would still be great with an alternative: a macro that
will alternatively activate two documents. Let's say I have seven
documents open and I just want to go back and forth between two of them
for a while. Instead of having to deal with the Window menu or using
NextWindow to find the destination document each time, a simply macro
will do it.

Larry

Jezebel wrote:
> Module level variable --
>
> Dim mDoc as Word.Document
>
>
> Sub Macro1()
> :
> set mDoc = ActiveDocument
> :
> End Sub
>
>
> Sub PrevDocActivate
> mDoc.Activate
> End Sub
>
>
> Bear in mind that while you're writing or debugging your code, mDoc
> will get cleared whenever you make any changes to any code.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> news:eteZn58BFHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I guess my real question is, how do I put a variable in a function,
> > so that it can then be accessed later by a macro?
> >
> > Then it would work like this. Macro 1 defines the FullName of the
> > active document as a variable, MyDocFullName. This variable is then
> > placed in a function. Then, after I've activated a different
> > document, I run Macro 2, which accesses the variable MyDocFullName
> > from the function and sticks it into a line of code:
> >
> > Documents(MyDocFullName).Activate
> >
> > Larry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Larry wrote:
> > > The purpose of this is to be able to activate this document by a
> > > single command from another document. How would putting a static
> > > variable within the module enable me to do that?
> > >
> > > So that you can better understand what I'm doing here, here is the
> > > second macro, by which I activate the first document (the one
> > > whose name has been made into an AutoText entry by the first
> > > macro) from another document. What would be the equivalent of
> > > this using a variable instead of an AutoText entry?
> > >
> > > Sub PrevDocActivate()
> > >
> > > ' Open (or activate) the document whose name (or fullname) has
> > > been made into an
> > > ' AutoText entry.
> > >
> > > ' Uses Activate method if document is open, and Open method is
> > > document is closed.
> > >
> > > 'Application.ScreenUpdating = False
> > >
> > > Dim sDoc As Document
> > > Dim PrevDocName As String
> > > PrevDocName =
> > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyDocFullName").Value 'Instead of
> > > opening in all cases, do a For Each statement. For Each sDoc In
> > > Documents If sDoc.FullName = PrevDocName Then
> > > myFlag1 = True
> > > Exit For
> > > End If
> > > Next
> > > If myFlag1 = True Then
> > >
> > > 'DocFullNameStore
> > >
> > > Documents(PrevDocName).Activate
> > > Else
> > > Documents.Open (PrevDocName)
> > > End If
> > >
> > > End Sub
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Jezebel wrote:
> > > > Storing the name as a DocumentProperty or DocVariable would be
> > > > simpler; but if the name needs to be retained only for the
> > > > current session, why not simply put it into a static variable
> > > > within your VBA module?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:e6PlHC0BFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > >
> > > > > This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname of the
> > > > > active document into the document and makes that string an
> > > > > AutoText entry called MyDocName, which is used later by
> > > > > another macro to reactivate this document from another
> > > > > document. This enables me to return instantly to this
> > > > > document without having to open the Window menu or scroll
> > > > > through the open documents. But I wonder if there is a more
> > > > > efficient way of doing it, so that the active document's
> > > > > FullName doesn't actually have to be inserted into the
> > > > > document as a range, but rather the FullName becomes an
> > > > > AutoText entry in one step. It seems that would make the
> > > > > macro a little faster.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any ideas? Thanks.
> > > > > Larry
> > > > > .
> > > > >
> > > > > Sub DocFullNameStore()
> > > > >
> > > > > Application.ScreenUpdating = False
> > > > > Dim X As Long, Y As Long
> > > > > Dim r As Range
> > > > >
> > > > > X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> > > > > ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
> > > > > Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> > > > > Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
> > > > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName",
> > > > > Range:=r r.Delete
> > > > >
> > > > > End Sub

Jezebel
Tue Feb 01 00:08:42 CST 2005

It will work with strings also, if you need to deal with documents that are
closed.


Dim pFileName as string
Dim pDoc as Word.Document


:


Set pDoc = Documents.Open(pFileName)



:


"Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
news:eod%23ALCCFHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Fantastic, so simple.
>
> There's one drawback however. This would work only with open documents.
> My older macro, which uses the actual FullName of the document as an
> AutoText entry, can also open a closed document.
>
> However, this would still be great with an alternative: a macro that
> will alternatively activate two documents. Let's say I have seven
> documents open and I just want to go back and forth between two of them
> for a while. Instead of having to deal with the Window menu or using
> NextWindow to find the destination document each time, a simply macro
> will do it.
>
> Larry
>
> Jezebel wrote:
>> Module level variable --
>>
>> Dim mDoc as Word.Document
>>
>>
>> Sub Macro1()
>> :
>> set mDoc = ActiveDocument
>> :
>> End Sub
>>
>>
>> Sub PrevDocActivate
>> mDoc.Activate
>> End Sub
>>
>>
>> Bear in mind that while you're writing or debugging your code, mDoc
>> will get cleared whenever you make any changes to any code.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:eteZn58BFHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > I guess my real question is, how do I put a variable in a function,
>> > so that it can then be accessed later by a macro?
>> >
>> > Then it would work like this. Macro 1 defines the FullName of the
>> > active document as a variable, MyDocFullName. This variable is then
>> > placed in a function. Then, after I've activated a different
>> > document, I run Macro 2, which accesses the variable MyDocFullName
>> > from the function and sticks it into a line of code:
>> >
>> > Documents(MyDocFullName).Activate
>> >
>> > Larry
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Larry wrote:
>> > > The purpose of this is to be able to activate this document by a
>> > > single command from another document. How would putting a static
>> > > variable within the module enable me to do that?
>> > >
>> > > So that you can better understand what I'm doing here, here is the
>> > > second macro, by which I activate the first document (the one
>> > > whose name has been made into an AutoText entry by the first
>> > > macro) from another document. What would be the equivalent of
>> > > this using a variable instead of an AutoText entry?
>> > >
>> > > Sub PrevDocActivate()
>> > >
>> > > ' Open (or activate) the document whose name (or fullname) has
>> > > been made into an
>> > > ' AutoText entry.
>> > >
>> > > ' Uses Activate method if document is open, and Open method is
>> > > document is closed.
>> > >
>> > > 'Application.ScreenUpdating = False
>> > >
>> > > Dim sDoc As Document
>> > > Dim PrevDocName As String
>> > > PrevDocName =
>> > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyDocFullName").Value 'Instead of
>> > > opening in all cases, do a For Each statement. For Each sDoc In
>> > > Documents If sDoc.FullName = PrevDocName Then
>> > > myFlag1 = True
>> > > Exit For
>> > > End If
>> > > Next
>> > > If myFlag1 = True Then
>> > >
>> > > 'DocFullNameStore
>> > >
>> > > Documents(PrevDocName).Activate
>> > > Else
>> > > Documents.Open (PrevDocName)
>> > > End If
>> > >
>> > > End Sub
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Jezebel wrote:
>> > > > Storing the name as a DocumentProperty or DocVariable would be
>> > > > simpler; but if the name needs to be retained only for the
>> > > > current session, why not simply put it into a static variable
>> > > > within your VBA module?
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
>> > > > news:e6PlHC0BFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > > > >
>> > > > > This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname of the
>> > > > > active document into the document and makes that string an
>> > > > > AutoText entry called MyDocName, which is used later by
>> > > > > another macro to reactivate this document from another
>> > > > > document. This enables me to return instantly to this
>> > > > > document without having to open the Window menu or scroll
>> > > > > through the open documents. But I wonder if there is a more
>> > > > > efficient way of doing it, so that the active document's
>> > > > > FullName doesn't actually have to be inserted into the
>> > > > > document as a range, but rather the FullName becomes an
>> > > > > AutoText entry in one step. It seems that would make the
>> > > > > macro a little faster.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Any ideas? Thanks.
>> > > > > Larry
>> > > > > .
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Sub DocFullNameStore()
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Application.ScreenUpdating = False
>> > > > > Dim X As Long, Y As Long
>> > > > > Dim r As Range
>> > > > >
>> > > > > X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
>> > > > > ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
>> > > > > Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
>> > > > > Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
>> > > > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName",
>> > > > > Range:=r r.Delete
>> > > > >
>> > > > > End Sub
>
>

Larry
Tue Feb 01 01:11:43 CST 2005


Cool. I had given up on that, thinking it wasn't necessary anyway. I'l
have two altnernative macros now. One that activates a certain document
(even if it's closed) from any other document (I'll use this new info
for that). And one that alternatively activates two documents so I can
go back and forth between them with a single command no matter how many
other documents are open.


I did it by adding another public variable, mDoc2. Here's the code:

Sub TwoDocsAltActivate()

If ActiveDocument <> mDoc Then
Set mDoc2 = ActiveDocument
mDoc.Activate
Else
mDoc2.Activate
End If

End Sub


Jezebel wrote:
> It will work with strings also, if you need to deal with documents
> that are closed.
>
>
> Dim pFileName as string
> Dim pDoc as Word.Document
>
>
> >
>
>
> Set pDoc = Documents.Open(pFileName)
>
>
>
> >
>
>
> "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> news:eod%23ALCCFHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Fantastic, so simple.
> >
> > There's one drawback however. This would work only with open
> > documents. My older macro, which uses the actual FullName of the
> > document as an AutoText entry, can also open a closed document.
> >
> > However, this would still be great with an alternative: a macro
> > that will alternatively activate two documents. Let's say I have
> > seven documents open and I just want to go back and forth between
> > two of them for a while. Instead of having to deal with the Window
> > menu or using NextWindow to find the destination document each
> > time, a simply macro will do it.
> >
> > Larry
> >
> > Jezebel wrote:
> > > Module level variable --
> > >
> > > Dim mDoc as Word.Document
> > >
> > >
> > > Sub Macro1()
> > > :
> > > set mDoc = ActiveDocument
> > > :
> > > End Sub
> > >
> > >
> > > Sub PrevDocActivate
> > > mDoc.Activate
> > > End Sub
> > >
> > >
> > > Bear in mind that while you're writing or debugging your code,
> > > mDoc will get cleared whenever you make any changes to any code.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> > > news:eteZn58BFHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > I guess my real question is, how do I put a variable in a
> > > > function, so that it can then be accessed later by a macro?
> > > >
> > > > Then it would work like this. Macro 1 defines the FullName of
> > > > the active document as a variable, MyDocFullName. This
> > > > variable is then placed in a function. Then, after I've
> > > > activated a different document, I run Macro 2, which accesses
> > > > the variable MyDocFullName from the function and sticks it into
> > > > a line of code:
> > > >
> > > > Documents(MyDocFullName).Activate
> > > >
> > > > Larry
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Larry wrote:
> > > > > The purpose of this is to be able to activate this document
> > > > > by a single command from another document. How would putting
> > > > > a static variable within the module enable me to do that?
> > > > >
> > > > > So that you can better understand what I'm doing here, here
> > > > > is the second macro, by which I activate the first document
> > > > > (the one whose name has been made into an AutoText entry by
> > > > > the first macro) from another document. What would be the
> > > > > equivalent of this using a variable instead of an AutoText
> > > > > entry?
> > > > >
> > > > > Sub PrevDocActivate()
> > > > >
> > > > > ' Open (or activate) the document whose name (or fullname) has
> > > > > been made into an
> > > > > ' AutoText entry.
> > > > >
> > > > > ' Uses Activate method if document is open, and Open method is
> > > > > document is closed.
> > > > >
> > > > > 'Application.ScreenUpdating = False
> > > > >
> > > > > Dim sDoc As Document
> > > > > Dim PrevDocName As String
> > > > > PrevDocName =
> > > > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyDocFullName").Value
> > > > > 'Instead of opening in all cases, do a For Each statement.
> > > > > For Each sDoc In Documents If sDoc.FullName =
> > > > > PrevDocName Then myFlag1 = True
> > > > > Exit For
> > > > > End If
> > > > > Next
> > > > > If myFlag1 = True Then
> > > > >
> > > > > 'DocFullNameStore
> > > > >
> > > > > Documents(PrevDocName).Activate
> > > > > Else
> > > > > Documents.Open (PrevDocName)
> > > > > End If
> > > > >
> > > > > End Sub
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Jezebel wrote:
> > > > > > Storing the name as a DocumentProperty or DocVariable would
> > > > > > be simpler; but if the name needs to be retained only for
> > > > > > the current session, why not simply put it into a static
> > > > > > variable within your VBA module?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:e6PlHC0BFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname
> > > > > > > of the active document into the document and makes that
> > > > > > > string an AutoText entry called MyDocName, which is used
> > > > > > > later by another macro to reactivate this document from
> > > > > > > another document. This enables me to return instantly to
> > > > > > > this document without having to open the Window menu or
> > > > > > > scroll through the open documents. But I wonder if there
> > > > > > > is a more efficient way of doing it, so that the active
> > > > > > > document's FullName doesn't actually have to be inserted
> > > > > > > into the document as a range, but rather the FullName
> > > > > > > becomes an AutoText entry in one step. It seems that
> > > > > > > would make the macro a little faster.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any ideas? Thanks.
> > > > > > > Larry
> > > > > > > .
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sub DocFullNameStore()
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Application.ScreenUpdating = False
> > > > > > > Dim X As Long, Y As Long
> > > > > > > Dim r As Range
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> > > > > > > ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
> > > > > > > Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
> > > > > > > Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
> > > > > > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName",
> > > > > > > Range:=r r.Delete
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > End Sub

Jezebel
Tue Feb 01 04:39:13 CST 2005

Be a little careful here. This line

If ActiveDocument <> mDoc Then


isn't doing what you think it is. If you want to compare objects you have to
use the IS keyword --

If not (ActiveDoicument is mDoc) then ...


Otherwise, VB compares the default properties of the objects. The default
property of a document is its Name, so your current line is actually
shorthand for

If ActiveDocument.Name <> mDoc.Name then

which in this case works, but that won't always be the case.




"Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
news:%2399$1zCCFHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
> Cool. I had given up on that, thinking it wasn't necessary anyway. I'l
> have two altnernative macros now. One that activates a certain document
> (even if it's closed) from any other document (I'll use this new info
> for that). And one that alternatively activates two documents so I can
> go back and forth between them with a single command no matter how many
> other documents are open.
>
>
> I did it by adding another public variable, mDoc2. Here's the code:
>
> Sub TwoDocsAltActivate()
>
> If ActiveDocument <> mDoc Then
> Set mDoc2 = ActiveDocument
> mDoc.Activate
> Else
> mDoc2.Activate
> End If
>
> End Sub
>
>
> Jezebel wrote:
>> It will work with strings also, if you need to deal with documents
>> that are closed.
>>
>>
>> Dim pFileName as string
>> Dim pDoc as Word.Document
>>
>>
>> >
>>
>>
>> Set pDoc = Documents.Open(pFileName)
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>>
>>
>> "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
>> news:eod%23ALCCFHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > Fantastic, so simple.
>> >
>> > There's one drawback however. This would work only with open
>> > documents. My older macro, which uses the actual FullName of the
>> > document as an AutoText entry, can also open a closed document.
>> >
>> > However, this would still be great with an alternative: a macro
>> > that will alternatively activate two documents. Let's say I have
>> > seven documents open and I just want to go back and forth between
>> > two of them for a while. Instead of having to deal with the Window
>> > menu or using NextWindow to find the destination document each
>> > time, a simply macro will do it.
>> >
>> > Larry
>> >
>> > Jezebel wrote:
>> > > Module level variable --
>> > >
>> > > Dim mDoc as Word.Document
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Sub Macro1()
>> > > :
>> > > set mDoc = ActiveDocument
>> > > :
>> > > End Sub
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Sub PrevDocActivate
>> > > mDoc.Activate
>> > > End Sub
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Bear in mind that while you're writing or debugging your code,
>> > > mDoc will get cleared whenever you make any changes to any code.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
>> > > news:eteZn58BFHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > > > I guess my real question is, how do I put a variable in a
>> > > > function, so that it can then be accessed later by a macro?
>> > > >
>> > > > Then it would work like this. Macro 1 defines the FullName of
>> > > > the active document as a variable, MyDocFullName. This
>> > > > variable is then placed in a function. Then, after I've
>> > > > activated a different document, I run Macro 2, which accesses
>> > > > the variable MyDocFullName from the function and sticks it into
>> > > > a line of code:
>> > > >
>> > > > Documents(MyDocFullName).Activate
>> > > >
>> > > > Larry
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > Larry wrote:
>> > > > > The purpose of this is to be able to activate this document
>> > > > > by a single command from another document. How would putting
>> > > > > a static variable within the module enable me to do that?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > So that you can better understand what I'm doing here, here
>> > > > > is the second macro, by which I activate the first document
>> > > > > (the one whose name has been made into an AutoText entry by
>> > > > > the first macro) from another document. What would be the
>> > > > > equivalent of this using a variable instead of an AutoText
>> > > > > entry?
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Sub PrevDocActivate()
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ' Open (or activate) the document whose name (or fullname) has
>> > > > > been made into an
>> > > > > ' AutoText entry.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > ' Uses Activate method if document is open, and Open method is
>> > > > > document is closed.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > 'Application.ScreenUpdating = False
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Dim sDoc As Document
>> > > > > Dim PrevDocName As String
>> > > > > PrevDocName =
>> > > > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyDocFullName").Value
>> > > > > 'Instead of opening in all cases, do a For Each statement.
>> > > > > For Each sDoc In Documents If sDoc.FullName =
>> > > > > PrevDocName Then myFlag1 = True
>> > > > > Exit For
>> > > > > End If
>> > > > > Next
>> > > > > If myFlag1 = True Then
>> > > > >
>> > > > > 'DocFullNameStore
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Documents(PrevDocName).Activate
>> > > > > Else
>> > > > > Documents.Open (PrevDocName)
>> > > > > End If
>> > > > >
>> > > > > End Sub
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Jezebel wrote:
>> > > > > > Storing the name as a DocumentProperty or DocVariable would
>> > > > > > be simpler; but if the name needs to be retained only for
>> > > > > > the current session, why not simply put it into a static
>> > > > > > variable within your VBA module?
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
>> > > > > > news:e6PlHC0BFHA.3976@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > This macro works fine. It temporarily Inserts Fullname
>> > > > > > > of the active document into the document and makes that
>> > > > > > > string an AutoText entry called MyDocName, which is used
>> > > > > > > later by another macro to reactivate this document from
>> > > > > > > another document. This enables me to return instantly to
>> > > > > > > this document without having to open the Window menu or
>> > > > > > > scroll through the open documents. But I wonder if there
>> > > > > > > is a more efficient way of doing it, so that the active
>> > > > > > > document's FullName doesn't actually have to be inserted
>> > > > > > > into the document as a range, but rather the FullName
>> > > > > > > becomes an AutoText entry in one step. It seems that
>> > > > > > > would make the macro a little faster.
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Any ideas? Thanks.
>> > > > > > > Larry
>> > > > > > > .
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Sub DocFullNameStore()
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > Application.ScreenUpdating = False
>> > > > > > > Dim X As Long, Y As Long
>> > > > > > > Dim r As Range
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > X = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
>> > > > > > > ActiveDocument.Range.InsertAfter ActiveDocument.FullName
>> > > > > > > Y = ActiveDocument.Range.End - 1
>> > > > > > > Set r = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=X, End:=Y)
>> > > > > > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries.Add Name:="MyDocFullName",
>> > > > > > > Range:=r r.Delete
>> > > > > > >
>> > > > > > > End Sub
>
>

Larry
Tue Feb 01 20:54:10 CST 2005

I seem to have it working perfectly now.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Larry




Jezebel wrote:
> Be a little careful here. This line
>
> If ActiveDocument <> mDoc Then
>
>
> isn't doing what you think it is. If you want to compare objects you
> have to use the IS keyword --
>
> If not (ActiveDoicument is mDoc) then ...
>
>
> Otherwise, VB compares the default properties of the objects. The
> default property of a document is its Name, so your current line is
> actually shorthand for
>
> If ActiveDocument.Name <> mDoc.Name then
>
> which in this case works, but that won't always be the case.
>
>
>
>
> "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> news:%2399$1zCCFHA.2316@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >
> > Cool. I had given up on that, thinking it wasn't necessary anyway.
> > I'l have two altnernative macros now. One that activates a certain
> > document (even if it's closed) from any other document (I'll use
> > this new info for that). And one that alternatively activates two
> > documents so I can go back and forth between them with a single
> > command no matter how many other documents are open.
> >
> >
> > I did it by adding another public variable, mDoc2. Here's the code:
> >
> > Sub TwoDocsAltActivate()
> >
> > If ActiveDocument <> mDoc Then
> > Set mDoc2 = ActiveDocument
> > mDoc.Activate
> > Else
> > mDoc2.Activate
> > End If
> >
> > End Sub
> >
> >
> > Jezebel wrote:
> > > It will work with strings also, if you need to deal with documents
> > > that are closed.
> > >
> > >
> > > Dim pFileName as string
> > > Dim pDoc as Word.Document
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Set pDoc = Documents.Open(pFileName)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> > > news:eod%23ALCCFHA.3940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > Fantastic, so simple.
> > > >
> > > > There's one drawback however. This would work only with open
> > > > documents. My older macro, which uses the actual FullName of the
> > > > document as an AutoText entry, can also open a closed document.
> > > >
> > > > However, this would still be great with an alternative: a macro
> > > > that will alternatively activate two documents. Let's say I
> > > > have seven documents open and I just want to go back and forth
> > > > between two of them for a while. Instead of having to deal
> > > > with the Window menu or using NextWindow to find the
> > > > destination document each time, a simply macro will do it.
> > > >
> > > > Larry
> > > >
> > > > Jezebel wrote:
> > > > > Module level variable --
> > > > >
> > > > > Dim mDoc as Word.Document
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sub Macro1()
> > > > > :
> > > > > set mDoc = ActiveDocument
> > > > > :
> > > > > End Sub
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Sub PrevDocActivate
> > > > > mDoc.Activate
> > > > > End Sub
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Bear in mind that while you're writing or debugging your code,
> > > > > mDoc will get cleared whenever you make any changes to any
> > > > > code.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Larry" <larry328@att.net> wrote in message
> > > > > news:eteZn58BFHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > I guess my real question is, how do I put a variable in a
> > > > > > function, so that it can then be accessed later by a macro?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then it would work like this. Macro 1 defines the FullName
> > > > > > of the active document as a variable, MyDocFullName. This
> > > > > > variable is then placed in a function. Then, after I've
> > > > > > activated a different document, I run Macro 2, which
> > > > > > accesses the variable MyDocFullName from the function and
> > > > > > sticks it into a line of code:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Documents(MyDocFullName).Activate
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Larry
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Larry wrote:
> > > > > > > The purpose of this is to be able to activate this
> > > > > > > document by a single command from another document. How
> > > > > > > would putting a static variable within the module enable
> > > > > > > me to do that?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > So that you can better understand what I'm doing here,
> > > > > > > here is the second macro, by which I activate the first
> > > > > > > document (the one whose name has been made into an
> > > > > > > AutoText entry by the first macro) from another document.
> > > > > > > What would be the equivalent of this using a variable
> > > > > > > instead of an AutoText entry?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sub PrevDocActivate()
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ' Open (or activate) the document whose name (or
> > > > > > > fullname) has been made into an
> > > > > > > ' AutoText entry.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ' Uses Activate method if document is open, and Open
> > > > > > > method is document is closed.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 'Application.ScreenUpdating = False
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Dim sDoc As Document
> > > > > > > Dim PrevDocName As String
> > > > > > > PrevDocName =
> > > > > > > NormalTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyDocFullName").Value
> > > > > > > 'Instead of opening in all cases, do a For Each
> > > > > > > statement. For Each sDoc In Documents If
> > > > > > > sDoc.FullName = PrevDocName Then myFlag1 = True
> > > > > > > Exit For
> > > > > > > End If
> > > > > > > Next
> > > > > > > If myFlag1 = True Then
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 'DocFullNameStore
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >