Microsoft KB Archive/185168

= WD98: How to Pass a Parameter to a Macro Using Automation =

Article ID: 185168

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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SUMMARY
This article discusses a method you can use to pass a parameter to a Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications macro when using automation from another application.



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To pass a parameter to a Word Visual Basic for Applications macro using automation, you need to move your Word macro code to the ThisDocument Object module of the document or template containing the macro you are calling.

To move your macro to the ThisDocument module, follow these steps:  Open the document or template containing the macro you are calling. Press OPTION+F11 to open the Word Visual Basic for Applications Editor. Select the macro you want to move or copy. On the Edit menu click Copy to copy your macro or click Cut to move your macro. In the Project Explorer, double-click the document or template project to view "Microsoft Word Objects." Double-click "Microsoft Word Objects," and then double-click "ThisDocument."</li> Click in the "ThisDocument" code window.</li>  On the Edit menu click Paste to paste your code into the ThisDocument Object module. For example, if the following macro existed in Word, paste it into the ThisDocument Object module: Sub MyWordMacro(strPassedParam As String) MsgBox strPassedParam End Sub </li></ol>

In the application you are using to automate Word, you can use one of the following example macros to call and pass a parameter to your Word macro.

Accessing Your Word Macro by Directly Opening a Document or Template
Use the following macro to open a document template or a document "based" on a template containing your Word macro. Sub AutomateWord_OpenDoc Dim wrdApp As Object Dim wrdDoc As Object Dim strFileName As String Set wrdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

On Error GoTo DocError

' Replace the following example string value with the path and ' file name of the document or template containing your macro. strFileName = "<Path and Filename of document or template>"

' Open the document or template and set a variable equal to the ' document or template. Set wrdDoc = wrdApp.Documents.Open(strFileName)

' Run the macro. (Replace "MyWordMacro" with the name of your macro.) wrdDoc.MyWordMacro ("This is a test.")

DocError: If Err.Number <> 0 Then Msgbox Err.Description

' Quit this instance of Word. wrdApp.Quit

' Clear variable memory. Set wrdApp = Nothing Set wrdDoc = Nothing

End Sub

Accessing a Document Based on the Template Containing Your Macro
Use the following macro to create a new blank document "based" on a template containing your Word macro. Sub AutomateWord_OpenDoc Dim wrdApp As Object Dim wrdDoc As Object Dim strFileName As String Set wrdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

On Error GoTo DocError

' Replace the following example string value with the path and ' file name of the template containing your macro. strFileName = "<Path and Filename of template>"

' Open the document and set a variable equal to a new blank ' document and its underlying template. Set wrdDoc = wrdApp.Documents.Add(strFileName)

' Run the macro. (Replace "MyWordMacro" with the name of your macro.) wrdDoc.MyWordMacro ("This is a test.")

DocError: If Err.Number <> 0 Then Msgbox Err.Description

' Quit this instance of Word. wrdApp.Quit

' Clear variable memory. Set wrdApp = Nothing Set wrdDoc = Nothing

End Sub For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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