Set (temporary) SaveAs path

grNadpa · #1 03-30-2022, 07:32 AM

Cannot seem to set the path for Word 2016 SaveAs screen. The statement

Code:

MsgBox Options.DefaultFilePath(wdDocumentsPath)

displays the directory I want.
But, after executing

Code:

'source: based on https://wordmvp.com/FAQs/MacrosVBA/SetDefFilename.htm
'change properties
Dim dtToday As Date
  dtToday = Date
    If Documents.Count > 0 Then
         Set dlgProp = Dialogs(wdDialogFileSummaryInfo)
         ' Establish title
         dlgProp.Title =  "Waiver_" & dtToday & ".docx"
         ' Set the values
         dlgProp.Execute
         ' Show the dialog for testing purposes
         dlgProp.Show
    End If

The SaveAs dialog box shows up but with an entirely different path.

And with the bogus message

Quote:

You don't currently have permission to access this folder

(It's the the path I last used to save a .docm document).

The keywords I use in this forum's search bring up how to change file names, but not directories.

I guess this ability qualifies merely as a "nice to have". But it really would be a nice-to-have.

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