Macro that inserts header text fails when saved as .dotm

ITSteve · #1 04-27-2021, 02:51 PM

I have a macro that inserts header text into the document. It works perfectly when running it in a .docm file. When I save as to a .dotm the header is not inserted. No errors, just a blank header. The rest of the macro that creates the body works fine.

Any ideas why it fails as a template? Thanks.

Here is the main part of the code:

Code:

    For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
        'get file path, name and date
        strPath = objFile.Path
        strDate = Int(objFile.DateLastModified)
        StrFName = objFile.Name
        'Skip Thumbs.db file if exists
        If 0 = InStr(strPath, "Thumbs") Then
            'Align Left
            Selection.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = wdAlignParagraphLeft
            'Print Header on first loop
            If LoopCounter = 0 Then
                'Set Variable equal to Header Range
                  Set HdrRange = ThisDocument.Sections.Item(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range
                'Text to add to Header
                  HdrText = "Project Name: " & (ufProjectInfo.tbProjectName.Value) 

                'Add Text To Word Header
                  HdrRange.Text = HdrText
                
                'Bold Only First Sentence in Header
                    'Get length of the project name
                  ProjectNameLength = ufProjectInfo.tbProjectName.TextLength
                  Set BoldRange = HdrRange.Words(1) 'Get First Word
                  'Set selection to the first line of header
                  BoldRange.SetRange Start:=BoldRange.Start, End:=14 + ProjectNameLength
                  BoldRange.Font.Bold = True      'Bold Entire Sentence
                
            End If

macropod · #2 04-27-2021, 03:01 PM

Your use of 'ThisDocument' points the macro to them template itself, not to any document you might open. Your use of Selection also invites errors.

For more efficient code to update document headers & footers, see: https://www.msofficeforums.com/62942-post2.html

ITSteve · #3 04-28-2021, 06:16 AM

Changing ThisDocument to ActiveDocument solved the issue.

This code is a combination of several code examples I hacked away at, so I am sure there are much more elegant ways to write this!

Thanks so much for the help. God bless you.

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