Modify feilds

[WAYNEL]

How can I mondify the FileName feild so that it just gives me the
filename without the extention, with sa Left(FileName,8).

WayneL

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hi Waynel

How can I mondify the FileName feild so that it just gives me the
filename without the extention, with sa Left(FileName,8).

In short: you don't.

You can change the way Windows itself displays filenames (w/o the
extension), but this is generally not a good idea.

But there's no field switch doing what you ask for (and God knows we've
asked for such things repeatedly ).

You could programmatically (on saving?) insert the filename into a
Document variable or property and reference this instead.

HTH
Robert

 

[WAYNEL]

Hi Robert


Is there someway of using VBA say NoExt = FileName, then say insert
that into a feild?

WayneL

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Is there someway of using VBA say NoExt = FileName, then say insert
that into a feild?

You can do almost anything in VBA, like define your own macro which
inserts the filename to your liking at the insertion point. But I don't
know of anything you can do to actually change the output of a FILENAME
field in the way you want it.

[BTW, even if you _had_ the possibility to use simple string
manipulation on the field itself, not every document name consists of
8+3 ...]

Greetinx
Robert