input box questions

[john.e.palmer]

I would like to use a input box to present a list of directories,
select a letter, and have Word go to that directory and wait for me to
select a file and then close. I have several related questions:

(1) Should I change the directory with a default filepath statement;
e.g. Options.DefaultFilePath(Path:=wdDocumentsPath) = "Storage:A
Transfer Folder:John:", or is there a way to do this without changing
the default file path?
(2) What is the command to open the directory and wait?
(3) Right now the input box accepts a letter and when I hit return, it
executes the appropriate case. Is there a way to have the macro
execute without hitting the return?

Thanks.

 

[John McGhie]

Hi John:

You want a "Form Field" not an Input Box.

A Form Field enables you to specify code to run on Exit from the field,
which is what you want here.

You do not have to change the default file path. And there is no real point
in doing so, because Mac Word tends to ignore the Default File Path after
the first document in a session.

Far better to define a variable and set it to the path you want to use.

Note that setting the Default File Path in Word only controls where Word
will first look for a document on File>Open. In Mac Word, it is not a
reliable predictor of where the document will be saved.

If you want to play around with files, get used to explicitly setting your
file paths on both open and save, or expect a life of misery

Cheers

I would like to use a input box to present a list of directories,
select a letter, and have Word go to that directory and wait for me to
select a file and then close. I have several related questions:

(1) Should I change the directory with a default filepath statement;
e.g. Options.DefaultFilePath(Path:=wdDocumentsPath) = "Storage:A
Transfer Folder:John:", or is there a way to do this without changing
the default file path?
(2) What is the command to open the directory and wait?
(3) Right now the input box accepts a letter and when I hit return, it
executes the appropriate case. Is there a way to have the macro
execute without hitting the return?

Thanks.

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