Problems EXCEL to Word

hi,

I have to update a few fields in a Word fill-in Form with values from an Excel spreadsheet.
To do this i need to unprotect the Word fill-in document, update the bookmarks in the Word document, re-protect the Word fill-in document,save it and completely close-down the Word-application.

So in my code below everything goes fine until i will re-protect the Word-document. It does nothing in Word 2003 under Windows XP.
Can you help me to find a solution ?

Here goes my coding:
[VBA]Public Sub EXcelWord()

Dim flag As String * 1
Dim WdObj As Object
Dim WdDoc As Object

Set WdObj = CreateObject("Word.Application")
WdObj.Visible = True
wdmodelclfullname = "C:\Data\word\checklist.dot"
WdObj.Documents.Open wdmodelclfullname
WdObj.ActiveDocument.Unprotect
WdObj.ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("text3").Range.Text = "This is my text3"
WdObj.ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("text4").Range.Text = "This is my text4"
If flag = "Y" Then _
WdObj.ActiveDocument.formfields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = True
WdObj.ActiveDocument.formfields("dropdown1").result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
WdObj.ActiveDocument.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:= _
wdAllowOnlyFormFields
Set WdObj = Nothing
End Sub[/VBA]

THanks for any help .

The code as listed cannot be expected to work properly work because flag has not been set.

In any case, I would try the code below, after you correct the flag issue, and decide whether you want to quit the instance of Word started in the procedure.

[VBA]
Public Sub ExcelWord()
Dim flag As String ' Should use a Boolean instead
Dim WdApp As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
With WdApp
.Visible = True
wdmodelclfullname = "C:\Data\word\checklist.dot"
.Documents.Open wdmodelclfullname
With .ActiveDocument
.Unprotect
.Bookmarks("text3").Range.Text = "This is my text3"
.Bookmarks("text4").Range.Text = "This is my text4"
If flag = "Y" Then
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = True
End If
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
End With
.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub
[/VBA]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
I encoded it.
I receive a compilation error saying that "As application" is an invalid data-type.
Can this be repaced by dim wdapp as OBJECT in stead of "Application".
or is there something to change to my Excel-software version ?

Thanks for any reply.

hi,

I have replaced "application" by "Object".
Compilation is OK.
but at execution i receive error 6028: Range can not be replaced.

I am stuck.....

Please help.

:dunno

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Originally Posted by JPDO

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
I encoded it.
I receive a compilation error saying that "As application" is an invalid data-type.
Can this be repaced by dim wdapp as OBJECT in stead of "Application".
or is there something to change to my Excel-software version ?

Thanks for any reply.

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If you use[VBA] Dim WdApp As Word.Application [/VBA] Then you need to set a reference to the Word Object Library (Tools | References).

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JPDO

hi,

I have replaced "application" by "Object".
Compilation is OK.
but at execution i receive error 6028: Range can not be replaced.

I am stuck.....

Please help.

:dunno

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Can you attach the Word document so we can test it with the code?

THis my Word-document.
It contains other bookmarks and forlfill in field too.
Please limit this to the first section.

Thanks

Hi,
With the MicroSoft Word Oject library i obtain a type
mis-match error 13 on the instruction set wdapp = createobject("Word.application")
Hope you received my word-document as attachment in my previous post.

Thanks for your help.

There is no attachment. When replying select Go Advanced the scroll down to where is says Manage Attachments. The attachment needs to be zipped.

Sorry i attached it in .doc
Now I zipped.
The attachment name is Checklist.zip
(Only the first section of it has to be tested).

Thank you so much.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JPDO

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
I encoded it.
I receive a compilation error saying that "As application" is an invalid data-type.
Can this be repaced by dim wdapp as OBJECT in stead of "Application".
or is there something to change to my Excel-software version ?

Thanks for any reply.

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You have to add a reference to the Word object library in the Tools | References menu for the Excel project.

Always explicitly type variables, instead of using the object type, except when you know that you have to use late binding, which is unnecessary in this case.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JPDO

hi,

I have replaced "application" by "Object".
Compilation is OK.
but at execution i receive error 6028: Range can not be replaced.

I am stuck.....

Please help.

:dunno

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Yes, you did not include the names in the Excel spreadsheet.

Take a look at the following code, I made some small changes. You still need to specify blnFlag (I hardcoded below) and decide whether you want to Quit Word:

[VBA]
Option Explicit
Public Sub ExcelWord()
Dim blnFlag As Boolean
Dim wdmodelclfullname As String
Dim WdApp As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

blnFlag = True ' Set as needed
With WdApp
.Visible = True
wdmodelclfullname = "I:\HKShared\My Documents\Temp\check list.dot" ' Set for local machine
.Documents.Open wdmodelclfullname
With .ActiveDocument
.Unprotect
.Bookmarks("text3").Range.Text = "This is my text3"
.Bookmarks("text4").Range.Text = "This is my text4"
If blnFlag Then
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = True
End If
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
End With
.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub
[/VBA]

Hi,

Following libraries are checked in tools | references

Visual Basic for Applications
Microsoft excel 10.0 object library
OLE Automation
Microsoft Office 10.0 object library
Microsoft Forms 2.0 object library
Microsoft Word 10.0 object library

These is my actual Code:

[VBA]Public Sub load_cheklist()
Dim Filechoosen As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim path As String
Dim WdApp As Application
path = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\EXCEL"
Filechoosen = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\EXCEL\Checklistdata.xls"
Workbooks.Open Filechoosen
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
With WdApp
.Visible = True
wdmodelclfullname = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\word\check list.dot"
.Documents.Open wdmodelclfullname
With .ActiveDocument
.Unprotect
.Bookmarks("text3").Range.Text = CStr(ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("F2").Value)
.Bookmarks("text4").Range.Text = CStr(ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("I2").Value)
If flag = "Y" Then
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = True
End If
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
End With
.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub[/VBA]

On statement set Wdapp = createobject("Word.application") i receive at execution time the error number 13 (Type mismatch)

Please help .

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JPDO

Hi,

Following libraries are checked in tools | references

Visual Basic for Applications
Microsoft excel 10.0 object library
OLE Automation
Microsoft Office 10.0 object library
Microsoft Forms 2.0 object library
Microsoft Word 10.0 object library

These is my actual Code:

[VBA]Public Sub load_cheklist()
Dim Filechoosen As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim path As String
Dim WdApp As Application
path = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\EXCEL"
Filechoosen = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\EXCEL\Checklistdata.xls"
Workbooks.Open Filechoosen
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
With WdApp
.Visible = True
wdmodelclfullname = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\word\check list.dot"
.Documents.Open wdmodelclfullname
With .ActiveDocument
.Unprotect
.Bookmarks("text3").Range.Text = CStr(ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("F2").Value)
.Bookmarks("text4").Range.Text = CStr(ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("I2").Value)
If flag = "Y" Then
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = True
End If
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
End With
.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub[/VBA]

On statement set Wdapp = createobject("Word.application") i receive at execution time the error number 13 (Type mismatch)

Please help .

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You have not defined flag.
I suggest that you use the code I posted in my previous posting, defining the appropriate value for blnFlag and substituting the appropriate path for the .dot file, as well as including the appropriate Names in the worksheet.

Also add a Set wddoc = Nothing, I forgot to add that.

Hi Howard,

The flag in my original post meant that a cell-value had the value "Y" and in this case i set the formfillField CHECK10 (which is a checkbox) to true.
If the cell-value = "N" i do nothing because the default value of the checkbox is NO (Check10 = False)

Thanks anyway.

I changed the following, but i still receive err 13 type mismatch on set wdapp-statement.

[VBA]Dim flag As String
Dim WdApp As Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
path = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\EXCEL"
Filechoosen = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\EXCEL\Checklistdata.xls"
Workbooks.Open Filechoosen
flag = "Y"
Set WdDoc = Nothing
Set WdApp = Nothing
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")[/VBA]

Sorry, can you check it again ?

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JPDO

Hi Howard,

The flag in my original post meant that a cell-value had the value "Y" and in this case i set the formfillField CHECK10 (which is a checkbox) to true.
If the cell-value = "N" i do nothing because the default value of the checkbox is NO (Check10 = False)

Thanks anyway.

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The code is incorrect because you did not define a value for the variable flag.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JPDO

I changed the following, but i still receive err 13 type mismatch on set wdapp-statement.

[VBA]Dim flag As String
Dim WdApp As Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
path = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\EXCEL"
Filechoosen = "C:\Documents and Settings\Jean-Pierre Doeraene\Mijn documenten\DATA\EXCEL\Checklistdata.xls"
Workbooks.Open Filechoosen
flag = "Y"
Set WdDoc = Nothing
Set WdApp = Nothing
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")[/VBA]

Sorry, can you check it again ?

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The Set WdDoc=Nothing MUST be blaced at the end of the sub jusy before the Set WdApp = Nothing.

Setting flag to "Y" means that the If statement will always be True, so the If statement is not needed. In effect, the value of flag serves no purpose in the sub. more appropriate would be:

[VBA]
Option Explicit
Public Sub RunMe()
ExcelWord True
End Sub
Public Sub ExcelWord(blnFlag As Boolean)
Dim wdmodelclfullname As String
Dim WdApp As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

With WdApp
.Visible = True
wdmodelclfullname = "I:\HKShared\My Documents\Temp\check list.dot" ' Set for local machine
.Documents.Open wdmodelclfullname
With .ActiveDocument
.Unprotect
.Bookmarks("text3").Range.Text = "This is my text3"
.Bookmarks("text4").Range.Text = "This is my text4"
If blnFlag Then
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = True
End If
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
End With
.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdDoc = Nothing
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub
[/VBA]

or, maybe you intended

[VBA]
Option Explicit
Public Sub RunMe()
ExcelWord True
End Sub
Public Sub ExcelWord(blnFlag As Boolean)
Dim wdmodelclfullname As String
Dim WdApp As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

With WdApp
.Visible = True
wdmodelclfullname = "I:\HKShared\My Documents\Temp\check list.dot" ' Set for local machine
.Documents.Open wdmodelclfullname
With .ActiveDocument
.Unprotect
.Bookmarks("text3").Range.Text = "This is my text3"
.Bookmarks("text4").Range.Text = "This is my text4"
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = blnFlag
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
End With
.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdDoc = Nothing
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub
[/VBA]

Hello,

The aim is like you defined the second way.
I am running EXCEL and start Word with the procedure run.me
I still receive the error user-datatype not defined.
It seems like he does not understand that we are going to work with an other
application (here MWS Word).
The reference libraries are like i mentionned earlier.

What am i missing ?

hello Howard,

I found that i did not had the MS Word object library in the EXCELWord procedure.
Now it runs but it stucked on the first bookmark (text1).
Error = 6028 range can not replace/delete (?) bookmark.

What means error 6028 ?
Can you figure out how to solve this ?

I think you have a fundemental problem. You are unprotecting a form, and trying to fill data into the form fields, which are designed to be completed when the form is protected.
MD

BTW I'm using Office 2000 so there may be inconsistencies.
In looking a bit closer, the macro is opening the template, not a new form based on the template. It is then trying to change to form fields in the template into text strings, and then set a dropdown value. These actions are inconsistent with filling in the form.
Whether it's of any use, I submitted a KB item recently to complete a form using a Userform, which collected data from Excel as part of the procedure.
http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=184
MD

Try the following
[VBA]
Option Explicit
Public Sub ExcelWord()
Dim blnFlag As Boolean
Dim wdmodelclfullname As String
Dim WdApp As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

blnFlag = True ' Set as needed
With WdApp
.Visible = True
Documents.Add Template:="C:\Templates\CHECK LIST.dot", NewTemplate:=False, _
DocumentType:=0
With .ActiveDocument
ActiveDocument.FormFields("Text3").Result = "This is my text3"
ActiveDocument.FormFields("Text4").Result = "This is my text4"
If blnFlag Then
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = True
End If
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value

End With
.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub

[/VBA]

This is filling up on a correct way.
I hope i could now reset the protection and save it.

BTW how should i save it: like a .dot or like a .doc ?
What is the difference between them ?
(I am new to this ...)

Thank you sooooooooooooo much for your help.
Now i have to stop.
I will return tomorrow.( evening)
See you later.
Thanks again !!!!
Really great ....

:yes :yes :yes

Hi Howard.
In adjusting the code to open a "completed form" for updating, I have adjusted the open command to
[VBA]
DocName = "C:\Atest\" & InputBox("Saved Form Name") & ".doc"
Documents.Open (DocName)
With Documents(DocName)
etc.......
[/VBA]
However, it only works on alternate attempts, giving the error message

Quote:

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Runtime error 462

The remote server machine does not exist or is unavailable.

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It happens whether Word is open or not, and after a successfull attempt is closed, there is no instance of Word in the Task Manager. Any ideas?
MD

Hi JDPO,
A template (.dot file) is an "outline" for your documents. It is normally preserved unchanged for mulitiple uses, unless there is a reason to save the underlying text. It is saved as "protected" to permit changes only to the form fields etc. available for filling.
When you open a new document base on a template , you create a new Word document (.doc file), which will be named as default DocumentX. When you open a form based on a document and fill in the fields, if you wish to preserve the information, you save it to a folder with a suitable name. Forms are not usually protected, unless password protected for security reasons.
It is not clear whether you simply wish to fill in a form, or to amend a previously completed form, nor to the extent that Excel is involved. Are you wishing to enter all the data in Excel and transfer it to the form? If so, a Mail Merge solutuion would be easier to implement.
If you can clarify your objectives, we can find the best solution.

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Originally Posted by JPDO

Hello,

The aim is like you defined the second way.
I am running EXCEL and start Word with the procedure run.me
I still receive the error user-datatype not defined.
It seems like he does not understand that we are going to work with an other
application (here MWS Word).
The reference libraries are like i mentionned earlier.

What am i missing ?

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Exactly which line in the code is being highlighed when you get the error message?

If you include the code below in a module in the source Excel workbook, then all you should need to do is:

1. Modify the value assigned to WdModelClFullname to identify the file on your system.

2. Make sure the Excel project has a reference to trhe Word Object library.

I'm looking at the code in Office 2003, so I guess it's possible that some piece is not supported in an earlier version. I cannot verify this without checking on another system. What version are you using?


[VBA]Option Explicit
Public Sub RunMe()
ExcelWord True
End Sub
Private Sub ExcelWord(blnFlag As Boolean)
Dim WdModelClFullname As String
Dim WdApp As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

With WdApp
.Visible = True
WdModelClFullname = "I:\HKShared\My Documents\Temp\check list.dot" ' Set for local machine
.Documents.Open WdModelClFullname
With .ActiveDocument
.Unprotect
.Bookmarks("text3").Range.Text = "This is my text3"
.Bookmarks("text4").Range.Text = "This is my text4"
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = blnFlag
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
.Protect Password:="", NoReset:=False, Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
End With
.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdDoc = Nothing
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub
[/VBA]

Hi

What i have to do is filling-up a WORD fill-in form(Checklist.dot) with data coming from:

1. A host-computer (into an Excel-spreadsheet).This works fine.
2. Looking up some other data in different spreadsheets residing on a PC-Lan and fill that data in the Checklist.dot (That's what i have to program now)
3. Permitting the user of my macro to complete manually some cases in the checklist.dot
4. controlling the SAVE- and CLOSE-operation of the Word Template so it should always be saved in the right directory and standard naming of the saved file.
5. Permitting the user to ask a print of the Saved / filled-in Checklist.

So i should greatly appreciate if someone could tell me how i can invite the user to
- enter his information
- ask to SAVE / CLOSE the template
- ask to have a Print

Also how and when .quit will be executed ?
I tought on a commandtoolbar with these options. But the user can still "escape" with the standard Word-toolbar.

Can you help me ?
Thanks in advance

A few queries
You have a large number of fill-ins. What percentage are being filled from Excel?
Do you keep all the fill-in data for all forms in one file in excel, or is there one spreadsheet per form?
Do all forms get saved in the same directory? If so, what is its name?
Is the Folder and File name derived from data used to fill in the form eg a file number or such? If so, which data?

Hi,

Here are the answers:
50% of the data comes from EXCEL. (The other is typed-in by the user)
There is 1 EXCEL-spreadsheet coming from hostcomputer, different EXCEL-spreadsheets give the "accounting"-information.(see lookup-item in my previous post)
The directory to save-in is depending on the value of the dropdownlist1 (procedure).
The file name is the debtor's filenumber stored in the first Excel-spreadsheet coming from the hostcomputer.

Thanks for your help.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JPDO

Hi

What i have to do is filling-up a WORD fill-in form(Checklist.dot) with data coming from:

1. A host-computer (into an Excel-spreadsheet).This works fine.
2. Looking up some other data in different spreadsheets residing on a PC-Lan and fill that data in the Checklist.dot (That's what i have to program now)
3. Permitting the user of my macro to complete manually some cases in the checklist.dot
4. controlling the SAVE- and CLOSE-operation of the Word Template so it should always be saved in the right directory and standard naming of the saved file.
5. Permitting the user to ask a print of the Saved / filled-in Checklist.

So i should greatly appreciate if someone could tell me how i can invite the user to
- enter his information
- ask to SAVE / CLOSE the template
- ask to have a Print

Also how and when .quit will be executed ?
I tought on a commandtoolbar with these options. But the user can still "escape" with the standard Word-toolbar.

Can you help me ?
Thanks in advance

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It appears that your app is a lot more complex than just the issues you raised in the posting that started this thread.

There are quite a few issues to resolve.
You likely should seek paid assistance, perthaps from one of us.

Hello,
I think there is a big misunderstanding between us.
My app has to do only the filling-up of the Word template.
I described you the workflow process. However it is surely not the aim to set this in my app.
What i would ask was your advice upon the way of saving the .dot file, like a .dot file or like a .doc file.
I ask this because some people told me that Word 2003 saves often .dot files as .doc-files. So i worry about it.
And therefore i described the workflow process.
Hope you can advice me on this.
Thanks anyway for the help i received.

H JDPO,

I'll have a look at this shortly. The files will be saved as doc files, though, as you will see from the new coding.

Regards,

MD

Try the following revised code. A couple of bugs though. It fails to open the document on alternate tests (see earlier post above). If fails if Word is open. I'll explore these further, but let me know if the functioning (when it works) is correct.

Enter a value "AWL" in cell C2 ; This will go into your dropdown and also be the folder for your file.
Enter a number/text into cell C2, this will be the FileName
Adjust Paths etc. in the code as required. I'm using C:\Templates to store the template.

The code should create a new document from your template, enter your Excel data and save it as "C:\AWL\1234.doc", ready for further user input

[VBA] Option Explicit
Public Sub ExcelWord()
Dim blnFlag As Boolean
Dim WdApp As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
Dim MyFolder As String, MyFile As String, SaveName As String

MyFolder = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C2").Value
MyFile = ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("C3").Value
Set WdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

blnFlag = True ' Set as needed
With WdApp
.Visible = True
Documents.Add Template:="C:\Templates\CHECK LIST.dot", NewTemplate:=False, _
DocumentType:=0
With .ActiveDocument
ActiveDocument.FormFields("Text3").Result = "This is my text3"
ActiveDocument.FormFields("Text4").Result = "This is my text4"
If blnFlag Then
.FormFields("Check10").CheckBox.Value = True
End If
.FormFields("dropdown1").Result = MyFolder
MyFolder = "C:\" & MyFolder

If Dir(MyFolder & "*.*") = "" Then MkDir MyFolder
SaveName = MyFolder & "\" & MyFile & ".doc"
.SaveAs SaveName
MsgBox "Saved as " & SaveName

End With
'.Quit 'Use if you want to shut down the instance of Word started here
End With
Set WdDoc = Nothing
Set WdApp = Nothing
End Sub
[/VBA]

Hello,

Thank you. This is what i wanted to know. It Works great.
I still have 2 questions about fill-in documents.
In this checklist there are no number-defined fields, but suppose there are.
How can i give them the wanted content so that the editing-rules in the template are respected ?
An other question is what happens when i set a dropdownlist-result to a value that is not present in the dropdownlist ?
Hope you can help me here through. These are my last questions about it.

Thanks in advance for your help.
BTW have i to close this thread ? How ?

:hi:

Hi JPDO,
While these questions are valid here, it would be better to ask them as new questions to get a broader response. They would have many gereral applications, not only to your particular query.
MD

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JPDO

Hello,
I think there is a big misunderstanding between us.
My app has to do only the filling-up of the Word template.
I described you the workflow process. However it is surely not the aim to set this in my app.
What i would ask was your advice upon the way of saving the .dot file, like a .dot file or like a .doc file.
I ask this because some people told me that Word 2003 saves often .dot files as .doc-files. So i worry about it.
And therefore i described the workflow process.
Hope you can advice me on this.
Thanks anyway for the help i received.

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Whether you save as a template or a document depends on how you wish to use the saved document.

If you wish the changed document to be used as a template by a new document, then save as a template.

If you wish the changed document to be like a normal document, that does not affect new documents created with the template, then save as a document.