Templates property

[Thomas F]

I use the Dialogs(wdDialogToolsTemplates).Template property in some VBA code to identify which custom template (.dot file) was used to create a Word document (used for sorting files). One of our users is using our custom templates, but the Dialogs(wdDialogToolsTemplates).Template property shows that is was created using the 'Normal.dot' template in the code.

Any thoughts as to why this would be happening

Thanks!!

Thomas

 

[Charles Kenyon]

If a template can't be found by a Word document, it will reattach itself to
the normal.dot template. This can happen if servers are changed or files
moved.

Have you tried ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.Name or
ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.FullName?

These will give the name or name and path with the .dot extension. Don't
know if there is a speed differential, none that I noticed.

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I use the Dialogs(wdDialogToolsTemplates).Template property in some VBA

code to identify which custom template (.dot file) was used to create a Word
document (used for sorting files). One of our users is using our custom
templates, but the Dialogs(wdDialogToolsTemplates).Template property shows
that is was created using the 'Normal.dot' template in the code.

 

[Peter Hewett]

Hi Thomas

The code should work as you intend - it returns the name of the template used
to create the ActiveDocument.

I guess the things to check are:
1. Was the document actually created using Normal.dot rather than one of your
templates?
2. Is there more than one document open at the time you are executing this
code, because it'll only apply to whatever the ActiveDocument is


HTH + Cheers - Peter

 

[Peter Hewett]

Hi Charles

Yeah you're right "ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.Name" always gives you the
name of the attached template, irrespective of the template actually used to
create the document. However, "Dialogs(wdDialogToolsTemplates).Template"
always returns the name of the template used to create the document,
irrespective of whether it's the attached template or not. If the
ActiveDocument is actually a templae then "Dialogs
(wdDialogToolsTemplates).Template" will return a null string.

Cheers - Peter

 

[Charles Kenyon]

Thanks for the tip, Peter. I hadn't known that you could get to the original
template that way. This info may become helpful in the future for me as
several of my procedures are attaching documents to different templates upon
creation.
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[Thomas F]

Some good insight and suggestions. I will try them out, although it may take a couple of days because it is happening at an off-sight location

Thank you Charles and Peter!

Thomas