Saving .doc name based upon fields

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Eddie Runde - 17 May 2006 14:06 GMT

I would like to have the name of new documents (based upon a particular
template) to be automatically generated based upon fields within the
document.
For example: Name the document based upon a client's name and
date of service.
Can this be done? If so, how?

Thanks
-- EWR

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Jean-Guy Marcil - 17 May 2006 15:46 GMT

Eddie Runde was telling us:
Eddie Runde nous racontait que :

> I would like to have the name of new documents (based upon a
> particular template) to be automatically generated based upon fields
> within the document.
> For example: Name the document based upon a client's name and
> date of service.
> Can this be done? If so, how?

Yes, but it is a bit more involved than you might think.

What if the user types illegal characters in the name or date fields?

When will the save action occur?
When the document is first created?
When the document is closed?
When the user wants to save?

What if the user creates a document based on that template, but then wants
to close without saving?
If the whole thing is to be automatic, which folder should be sued to store
the saved document?
Are we talking about a document protected for forms?

In any case, here is some code to get you going:

'_______________________________________
Dim myFileName As String

With ActiveDocument.FormFields
myFileName = .Item("NameClient").Result _
& "_" & .Item("DateCLient").Result
End With

With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
.Name = myFileName
.Show
End With
'_______________________________________

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Salut!
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Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
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