Word 2003/Windows 2003 and Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen)

[Sam Fisher]

I'm trying to get the file open dialog box to work properly with word 2003
and windows xp.

About 4 years ago we created a small vb class that would open up a small
search form in which our users can search for a client's folder that is
located on our network. This has worked fine for years and has now stopped
working properly with Word 2003 and Windows XP.

In the template located in the user's word startup folder we load the class
and on the FileOpen procedure we set the ChangeFileOpenDirectory to the
network folder that the class brings back (This always brings back the right
information)

I then do a Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen).Show

Now the funny thing is that if you use the task pane open, the code works
fine. If you use the other open (File-Open, or the toolbar) it doesn't work
and always opens up My Documents.

Is there a difference in using the task pane then using the file menu?

I've tried to dummy down the template by just on the FileOpen procedure just
change the directory to something and always open. When I do that. It works
sometimes and other times it just opens up to MY Documents by either open
way.

Any ideas?

Thanks

SF

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

I think I just posted an answer to this question (that was
oringally posted much earlier)

Cindy Meister