> Hi there,

> I am wondering how I can alter the module that stores info
> on the save as dialog box for office apps. I want to run
> my own vb app once a user clicks the ok button on the save
> as dialog box. I was thinking or just adding a ShellExecute
> (myfile) once the button was pressed. Is this doable or am
> I being wasy too naive.

> Any ideas, advice?

> Thanks,

> Cormac.

>-----Original Message-----
>Could you explain in a bit more detail what changes you

>Since you can do some things but not others to the Word
dialogs, the
>question is a bit too general to allow a an answer to be
both brief and
>meaningful :-)

>--
>Regards
>Jonathan West - Word MVP
>MultiLinker - Automated generation of hyperlinks in Word
>Conversion to PDF & HTML
>http://www.multilinker.com
>Word FAQs at http://www.multilinker.com/wordfaq
>Please post any follow-up in the newsgroup. I do not

>by email

>> Hi there,

>> I am wondering how I can alter the module that stores
info
>> on the save as dialog box for office apps. I want to run
>> my own vb app once a user clicks the ok button on the
save
>> as dialog box. I was thinking or just adding a
ShellExecute
>> (myfile) once the button was pressed. Is this doable or
am
>> I being wasy too naive.

>> Any ideas, advice?

>> Thanks,

>> Cormac.

>.

> Hi,

> Basically what I want is this:

> When a user chooses to save a file, they will be prompted
> by the Save As dialog box. Once they are happy with the
> data they entered they can either choose Save or Cancel.
> If they choose Cancel, then fine, nothing extraordinary
> happens. However if they choose Save, I want my VB app to
> open automatically. I suppose the pseudo code would be
> something like:

> if okbutton.click = true then
> open myVBapp
> Elseif do nothing.

> The main problem that I have is where do I put this code.
> Do I need to write a new Save As api and pass by the
> existing one. Can I write a module and include it in my
> own VB app so that any thing the Save As box is alled the
> app will listen for the ok button click. ?????

> This is a problem that has been plauging me for the last
> week and I just don't know how to tackle it.

> Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

> Rgds,

> Cormac.

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Could you explain in a bit more detail what changes you
> are wanting to make?
> >Since you can do some things but not others to the Word
> dialogs, the
> >question is a bit too general to allow a an answer to be
> both brief and
> >meaningful :-)

> >--
> >Regards
> >Jonathan West - Word MVP
> >MultiLinker - Automated generation of hyperlinks in Word
> >Conversion to PDF & HTML
> >http://www.multilinker.com
> >Word FAQs at http://www.multilinker.com/wordfaq
> >Please post any follow-up in the newsgroup. I do not
> reply to Word questions
> >by email

> >> Hi there,

> >> I am wondering how I can alter the module that stores
> info
> >> on the save as dialog box for office apps. I want to run
> >> my own vb app once a user clicks the ok button on the
> save
> >> as dialog box. I was thinking or just adding a
> ShellExecute
> >> (myfile) once the button was pressed. Is this doable or
> am
> >> I being wasy too naive.

> >> Any ideas, advice?

> >> Thanks,

> >> Cormac.

> >.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Cormac,

>OK, this is fairly easy

>With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
>    If Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show Then
>        'OK pressed, put your code here
>    Else
>        'Cancel pressed
>    End If
>End With

>If you want your VB code to control the actual saving of
the document, use
>..Display instead of .Show. .Display will bring up the

>actually save the file when the user presses OK. If you
want to save the
>file, you can retrieve the name of the file defined by
the user with the
>..Name property of the dialog, and then save it yourself.

>--
>Regards
>Jonathan West - Word MVP
>MultiLinker - Automated generation of hyperlinks in Word
>Conversion to PDF & HTML
>http://www.multilinker.com
>Word FAQs at http://www.multilinker.com/wordfaq
>Please post any follow-up in the newsgroup. I do not

>by email

>> Hi,

>> Basically what I want is this:

>> When a user chooses to save a file, they will be
prompted
>> by the Save As dialog box. Once they are happy with the
>> data they entered they can either choose Save or Cancel.
>> If they choose Cancel, then fine, nothing extraordinary
>> happens. However if they choose Save, I want my VB app
to
>> open automatically. I suppose the pseudo code would be
>> something like:

>> if okbutton.click = true then
>> open myVBapp
>> Elseif do nothing.

>> The main problem that I have is where do I put this
code.
>> Do I need to write a new Save As api and pass by the
>> existing one. Can I write a module and include it in my
>> own VB app so that any thing the Save As box is alled
the
>> app will listen for the ok button click. ?????

>> This is a problem that has been plauging me for the last
>> week and I just don't know how to tackle it.

>> Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

>> Rgds,

>> Cormac.

>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Could you explain in a bit more detail what changes you
>> are wanting to make?
>> >Since you can do some things but not others to the Word
>> dialogs, the
>> >question is a bit too general to allow a an answer to
be
>> both brief and
>> >meaningful :-)

>> >--
>> >Regards
>> >Jonathan West - Word MVP
>> >MultiLinker - Automated generation of hyperlinks in
Word
>> >Conversion to PDF & HTML
>> >http://www.multilinker.com
>> >Word FAQs at http://www.multilinker.com/wordfaq
>> >Please post any follow-up in the newsgroup. I do not
>> reply to Word questions
>> >by email

>> >> Hi there,

>> >> I am wondering how I can alter the module that stores
>> info
>> >> on the save as dialog box for office apps. I want to
run
>> >> my own vb app once a user clicks the ok button on the
>> save
>> >> as dialog box. I was thinking or just adding a
>> ShellExecute
>> >> (myfile) once the button was pressed. Is this doable
or
>> am
>> >> I being wasy too naive.

>> >> Any ideas, advice?

>> >> Thanks,

>> >> Cormac.

>> >.

>.

| >-----Original Message-----
| >Hi Cormac,
| >
| >OK, this is fairly easy
| >
| >With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
| >    If Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show Then
| >        'OK pressed, put your code here
| >    Else
| >        'Cancel pressed
| >    End If
| >End With
| >
| >If you want your VB code to control the actual saving of
| the document, use
| >..Display instead of .Show. .Display will bring up the
| dialog, but will not
| >actually save the file when the user presses OK. If you
| want to save the
| >file, you can retrieve the name of the file defined by
| the user with the
| >..Name property of the dialog, and then save it yourself.
| >
| >--
| >Regards
| >Jonathan West - Word MVP
| >MultiLinker - Automated generation of hyperlinks in Word
| >Conversion to PDF & HTML
| >http://www.multilinker.com
| >Word FAQs at http://www.multilinker.com/wordfaq
| >Please post any follow-up in the newsgroup. I do not
| reply to Word questions
| >by email
| >
| >
| >


| >> Hi,
| >>
| >> Basically what I want is this:
| >>
| >> When a user chooses to save a file, they will be
| prompted
| >> by the Save As dialog box. Once they are happy with the
| >> data they entered they can either choose Save or Cancel.
| >> If they choose Cancel, then fine, nothing extraordinary
| >> happens. However if they choose Save, I want my VB app
| to
| >> open automatically. I suppose the pseudo code would be
| >> something like:
| >>
| >> if okbutton.click = true then
| >> open myVBapp
| >> Elseif do nothing.
| >>
| >> The main problem that I have is where do I put this
| code.
| >> Do I need to write a new Save As api and pass by the
| >> existing one. Can I write a module and include it in my
| >> own VB app so that any thing the Save As box is alled
| the
| >> app will listen for the ok button click. ?????
| >>
| >> This is a problem that has been plauging me for the last
| >> week and I just don't know how to tackle it.
| >>
| >> Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
| >>
| >> Rgds,
| >>
| >> Cormac.
| >>
| >> >-----Original Message-----
| >> >Could you explain in a bit more detail what changes you
| >> are wanting to make?
| >> >Since you can do some things but not others to the Word
| >> dialogs, the
| >> >question is a bit too general to allow a an answer to
| be
| >> both brief and
| >> >meaningful :-)
| >> >
| >> >--
| >> >Regards
| >> >Jonathan West - Word MVP
| >> >MultiLinker - Automated generation of hyperlinks in
| Word
| >> >Conversion to PDF & HTML
| >> >http://www.multilinker.com
| >> >Word FAQs at http://www.multilinker.com/wordfaq
| >> >Please post any follow-up in the newsgroup. I do not
| >> reply to Word questions
| >> >by email
| >> >


| >> >> Hi there,
| >> >>
| >> >> I am wondering how I can alter the module that stores
| >> info
| >> >> on the save as dialog box for office apps. I want to
| run
| >> >> my own vb app once a user clicks the ok button on the
| >> save
| >> >> as dialog box. I was thinking or just adding a
| >> ShellExecute
| >> >> (myfile) once the button was pressed. Is this doable
| or
| >> am
| >> >> I being wasy too naive.
| >> >>
| >> >> Any ideas, advice?
| >> >>
| >> >> Thanks,
| >> >>
| >> >> Cormac.
| >> >
| >> >
| >> >.
| >> >
| >
| >
| >.
| >

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Cormac

>See:
>http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/InterceptSavePrint
.htm

>Regards

>Dave

>| Thanks Jonathan,
>|
>| I feel a bit stupid asking this but where should I put
>| this code. In my vb app or do I need to get inside the
>| actual save as module (if so, how?).
>|
>| Thanks again,
>|
>| Cormac,
>| >-----Original Message-----
>| >Hi Cormac,
>| >
>| >OK, this is fairly easy
>| >
>| >With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
>| >    If Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show Then
>| >        'OK pressed, put your code here
>| >    Else
>| >        'Cancel pressed
>| >    End If
>| >End With
>| >
>| >If you want your VB code to control the actual saving
of
>| the document, use
>| >..Display instead of .Show. .Display will bring up the
>| dialog, but will not
>| >actually save the file when the user presses OK. If you
>| want to save the
>| >file, you can retrieve the name of the file defined by
>| the user with the
>| >..Name property of the dialog, and then save it
yourself.
>| >
>| >--
>| >Regards
>| >Jonathan West - Word MVP
>| >MultiLinker - Automated generation of hyperlinks in
Word
>| >Conversion to PDF & HTML
>| >http://www.multilinker.com
>| >Word FAQs at http://www.multilinker.com/wordfaq
>| >Please post any follow-up in the newsgroup. I do not
>| reply to Word questions
>| >by email
>| >
>| >
>| >


>| >> Hi,
>| >>
>| >> Basically what I want is this:
>| >>
>| >> When a user chooses to save a file, they will be
>| prompted
>| >> by the Save As dialog box. Once they are happy with
the
>| >> data they entered they can either choose Save or
Cancel.
>| >> If they choose Cancel, then fine, nothing
extraordinary
>| >> happens. However if they choose Save, I want my VB
app
>| to
>| >> open automatically. I suppose the pseudo code would
be
>| >> something like:
>| >>
>| >> if okbutton.click = true then
>| >> open myVBapp
>| >> Elseif do nothing.
>| >>
>| >> The main problem that I have is where do I put this
>| code.
>| >> Do I need to write a new Save As api and pass by the
>| >> existing one. Can I write a module and include it in
my
>| >> own VB app so that any thing the Save As box is alled
>| the
>| >> app will listen for the ok button click. ?????
>| >>
>| >> This is a problem that has been plauging me for the
last
>| >> week and I just don't know how to tackle it.
>| >>
>| >> Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
>| >>
>| >> Rgds,
>| >>
>| >> Cormac.
>| >>
>| >> >-----Original Message-----
>| >> >Could you explain in a bit more detail what changes
you
>| >> are wanting to make?
>| >> >Since you can do some things but not others to the
Word
>| >> dialogs, the
>| >> >question is a bit too general to allow a an answer
to
>| be
>| >> both brief and
>| >> >meaningful :-)
>| >> >
>| >> >--
>| >> >Regards
>| >> >Jonathan West - Word MVP
>| >> >MultiLinker - Automated generation of hyperlinks in
>| Word
>| >> >Conversion to PDF & HTML
>| >> >http://www.multilinker.com
>| >> >Word FAQs at http://www.multilinker.com/wordfaq
>| >> >Please post any follow-up in the newsgroup. I do not
>| >> reply to Word questions
>| >> >by email
>| >> >


>| >> >> Hi there,
>| >> >>
>| >> >> I am wondering how I can alter the module that
stores
>| >> info
>| >> >> on the save as dialog box for office apps. I want
to
>| run
>| >> >> my own vb app once a user clicks the ok button on
the
>| >> save
>| >> >> as dialog box. I was thinking or just adding a
>| >> ShellExecute
>| >> >> (myfile) once the button was pressed. Is this
doable
>| or
>| >> am
>| >> >> I being wasy too naive.
>| >> >>
>| >> >> Any ideas, advice?
>| >> >>
>| >> >> Thanks,
>| >> >>
>| >> >> Cormac.
>| >> >
>| >> >
>| >> >.
>| >> >
>| >
>| >
>| >.
>| >

>.

> Guys,

> Thank you so much for your help. I don't mean to be a pest
> but is it possible to access the actual Save As module
> source code. The reason that I ask is that I would rather
> not have to code macros (sometimes people are dodgy about
> them due to viruses, etc).