Using VBA, I need to create an AutoTextEntry and set it's value to a
Document variable which would be dynamicly changed during the life of the
document.

I tried the following in word:
I inserted a field in to the document using DOCVARIABLE field code and
passing the document variable name as the parameter. I also selected that
field in the document and created an AutoTextEntry for it. It worked fine
but I need to do this in vba.

In VBA, I tried using CreateAutoTextEntry method and created an
AutoTextEntry. I also tried adding a Field to the Fields collection which
added the field into the document (I don't really prefer this method,
because I don't need the field in the document at the time of AutoTextEntry
creation. I only want the user to insert the AutoTextEntry when he/she needs
it). But I couldn't assign the field to the AutoTextEntry's value, though I
was able to do this manually as I described above.
Please help.

Thanks,

-Harun

Hi Harun

You have to select the field in your code and then add the AutoText Entry
based on the selection.

Templates[TemplateName].AutoTextEntries.Add _
    Name:="whatever", Range:=Selection.Range

Regards

Dave

| Using VBA, I need to create an AutoTextEntry and set it's value to a
| Document variable which would be dynamicly changed during the life of the
| document.
|
| I tried the following in word:
| I inserted a field in to the document using DOCVARIABLE field code and
| passing the document variable name as the parameter. I also selected that
| field in the document and created an AutoTextEntry for it. It worked fine
| but I need to do this in vba.
|
| In VBA, I tried using CreateAutoTextEntry method and created an
| AutoTextEntry. I also tried adding a Field to the Fields collection which
| added the field into the document (I don't really prefer this method,
| because I don't need the field in the document at the time of
AutoTextEntry
| creation. I only want the user to insert the AutoTextEntry when he/she
needs
| it). But I couldn't assign the field to the AutoTextEntry's value, though
I
| was able to do this manually as I described above.
| Please help.
|
| Thanks,
|
| -Harun
|
|

Thanks for the trick Dave.
Is there a way to create the field in memory (not actually insert it in the
document) and just assign it to the AutoTextEntry. I will have variable
number AutoTextEntries created based on the document's charateristic when a
document is opened. I don't want to add bunch of fields to the document and
delete them after I create the AutoTextEntrys for them. It would be annoying
to the user. But if I don't have any other choice, I'll live with this.
Thanks, again.

-Harun

Why not create them in the template at design time? That's how AutoText is
intended to be used. Then there would be no need to use code to create them
at all.

Regards

Dave

| Thanks for the trick Dave.
| Is there a way to create the field in memory (not actually insert it in
the
| document) and just assign it to the AutoTextEntry. I will have variable
| number AutoTextEntries created based on the document's charateristic when
a
| document is opened. I don't want to add bunch of fields to the document
and
| delete them after I create the AutoTextEntrys for them. It would be
annoying
| to the user. But if I don't have any other choice, I'll live with this.
| Thanks, again.
|
| -Harun
|


| > Hi Harun
| >
| > You have to select the field in your code and then add the AutoText
Entry
| > based on the selection.
| >
| > Templates[TemplateName].AutoTextEntries.Add _
| >     Name:="whatever", Range:=Selection.Range
| >
| > Regards
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >


| > | Using VBA, I need to create an AutoTextEntry and set it's value to a
| > | Document variable which would be dynamicly changed during the life of
| the
| > | document.
| > |
| > | I tried the following in word:
| > | I inserted a field in to the document using DOCVARIABLE field code and
| > | passing the document variable name as the parameter. I also selected
| that
| > | field in the document and created an AutoTextEntry for it. It worked
| fine
| > | but I need to do this in vba.
| > |
| > | In VBA, I tried using CreateAutoTextEntry method and created an
| > | AutoTextEntry. I also tried adding a Field to the Fields collection
| which
| > | added the field into the document (I don't really prefer this method,
| > | because I don't need the field in the document at the time of
| > AutoTextEntry
| > | creation. I only want the user to insert the AutoTextEntry when he/she
| > needs
| > | it). But I couldn't assign the field to the AutoTextEntry's value,
| though
| > I
| > | was able to do this manually as I described above.
| > | Please help.
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > |
| > | -Harun
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|