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> Jay Freedman
> Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Jay
Thank you. That works as requested.
In this case, I had a directory structure set up on a common drive with the
top level hard coded into the template. When I went to another work location
for a few weeks, somebody decided to restructure the LAN resulting in the
recreation of the old top level folder and two sub-folders.
The other part of the problem is my intention to distribute this to a second
work area who use a different common drive identifier.
Dynamically pointing to the top level folder will overcome the above. All I
need do now is cross my fingers that users will shortcut to the .dot file as
instructed rather than copy it ... On reflection, the hard-coded version
makes certain the most recent document always sits in a specified location,
making it easy for me to find. Do I allow fools the freedom to restructure
the common drive to their hearts content or sit back and laugh when they
can't work out why 'that' folder keeps appearing after being moved ...
decisions, decisions.
Steve
Jay Freedman - 04 Nov 2005 23:33 GMT
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> Steve
One of my favorite aphorisms is "Nothing is foolproof because fools are so
ingenious." That's why hard-coded addresses and schemes to prevent people
from modifying systems are doomed to failure. If at all possible, design for
the certainty that everything will change under you, and that mistakes are
inevitable. If you think you can outsmart the fools, the laugh will
eventually be on you.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Steve - 06 Nov 2005 00:15 GMT
> One of my favorite aphorisms is "Nothing is foolproof because fools are so
> ingenious." That's why hard-coded addresses and schemes to prevent people
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> inevitable. If you think you can outsmart the fools, the laugh will
> eventually be on you.
Wise words. If only I was young enough to remember them!