formatting date field inserted by macro

[Oerjan]

Hi,

Sorry if this has been asked recently.

I want a macro to insert a customized date.

I understand that I can insert an unformatted date field with
..Fields.Add and Type:=wdFieldDate and then S&R the code inside the
field but I would like to directly insert a correctly formatted field.

I have tried to type the field code with Selection.Text = " ", but I
do not manage to get those special field brackets into the Editor.

TIA
Örjan

 

[Jonathan West]

Hi,

Sorry if this has been asked recently.

I want a macro to insert a customized date.

I understand that I can insert an unformatted date field with
.Fields.Add and Type:=wdFieldDate and then S&R the code inside the
field but I would like to directly insert a correctly formatted field.

I have tried to type the field code with Selection.Text = " ", but I
do not manage to get those special field brackets into the Editor.

TIA
Örjan

Hi Örjan

In the Fields.Add method, there is a Text parameter. Put your formatting
switches there.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

ActiveDocument.Fields.Add Selection.Range, wdFieldDate, "\@ " & Chr(34) &
"dd MMMM yyyy" & Chr(34)

will insert 18 March 2008 and the location of the Selection

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Hope this helps.

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services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Oerjan]

Thanks a lot.

Örjan

 

[Edward Thrashcort]

Try recording a macro while you add the field

Eddie