Reference to already open Word document

beelener · Jul 10th 2012

Hello,

I am fairly new to Office VBA, so please be patient with me...

Using VBA from Excel 2010, I am opening a Word document, to enter some tekst in some of the bookmarks of this Word document.
By clicking on the first button everything works fine:

Code

Private Sub ButtonStep0OK_Click()


Dim wdApp As Word.Application
Dim myDoc As Word.Document


name = UserFormOfferte.CB_name.Value


Set wdApp = New Word.Application
 With wdApp
 .Visible = True
 .WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize
 End With
 
Set myDoc = wdApp.Documents.Add("C:\documentname.docx")
 
With myDoc.Bookmarks
 .Item("firstname").Range.Text name
End With


End Sub

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The Word document remains open while the user goes to a second page of the form, enters some information and presses a second OK-button.
Now below code does NOT work as the file is already open. A second word document is opened, where the info is added, while I want it to be added in the already open document.
What needs to be changed to refer to the already open document?

Code

Private Sub ButtonStep1OK_Click()


Dim wdApp As Word.Application
Dim myDoc As Word.Document


place = UserFormOfferte.CB_place.Value


Set wdApp = New Word.Application
 With wdApp
 .Visible = True
 .WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize
 End With
 
Set myDoc = wdApp.Documents.Add("C:\documentname.docx")
 
With myDoc.Bookmarks
 .Item("placebirth").Range.Text place
End With


End Sub

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**cytop** · Jul 11th 2012

Re: Reference to already open Word document

The simplest answer would be to scope the Word application and document variables to the module this code runs from... or (worst case), public to the entire project.

For example, if running in a UserForm then declare them at the top of the UserForm code window in the General Declarations section before any other code.

As ButtonStep0 is the first procedure to run, leave the code as it is. This starts Word and loads the document.

When buttonStep1 is run, both the Word Application and the WordDoc variable will still exist so the code changes to

Code

'// These must be declared before any code...!
    Dim wdApp As Word.Application 
    Dim myDoc As Word.Document 


Private Sub ButtonStep0OK_Click() 
     
    name = UserFormOfferte.CB_name.Value 
     
    Set wdApp = New Word.Application 
    With wdApp 
        .Visible = True 
        .WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize 
    End With 
     
    Set myDoc = wdApp.Documents.Add("C:\documentname.docx") 
     
    With myDoc.Bookmarks 
        .Item("firstname").Range.Text name 
    End With 
     
End Sub


Private Sub ButtonStep1OK_Click() 
     
    ' Dim wdApp As Word.Application 
    ' Dim myDoc As Word.Document 
     
    place = UserFormOfferte.CB_place.Value 
     
    ' Set wdApp = New Word.Application 
    ' With wdApp 
    '     .Visible = True 
    '     .WindowState = wdWindowStateMaximize 
    ' End With 
     
    ' Set myDoc = wdApp.Documents.Add("C:\documentname.docx") 
     
    With myDoc.Bookmarks 
        .Item("placebirth").Range.Text place 
    End With 
     
End Sub

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Similarly, any other procedures to update the doucment do not have to start Word, open the document etc...

As I said, simplistic. there are 'better' (but more complicated to code) ways to do this, but that should work.

beelener · Jul 11th 2012

Re: Reference to already open Word document

Thanks you.
That works just as I need it to work!

No idea if there are 'better' ways to do this, but this is perfect.
Thanks again.

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