Counting the number of opening of a document

[sannhei]

I want to have a Field in Word which is updated every time i open the document.

Example:

BIR-000001 will be BIR-000002 NexT time i open the document and so on.

How can i solve this?

[gmayor]

Insert the following DOCVARIABLE field in the document where you want the number to appear: { DOCVARIABLE VarNum \# "'BIR-'000000" }
Add the following macro to the document and save as a macro enabled document:

Sub AutoOpen()
Dim oVars As Variables
Dim bVar As Boolean
Dim lngCount As Long
    Set oVars = ActiveDocument.Variables
    For Each oVar In ActiveDocument.Variables
        If oVar.Name = "varNum" Then
            bVar = True
            lngCount = oVar.Value + 1
            Exit For
        End If
    Next oVar
    If Not bVar Then lngCount = 1
    oVars("varNum").Value = lngCount
    UpdateAllFields
    ActiveDocument.Save
lbl_Exit:
    Exit Sub
End Sub

Private Sub UpdateAllFields()
Dim oStory As Range
    For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
        oStory.Fields.Update
        If oStory.StoryType <> wdMainTextStory Then
            While Not (oStory.NextStoryRange Is Nothing)
                Set oStory = oStory.NextStoryRange
                oStory.Fields.Update
            Wend
        End If
    Next oStory
    Set oStory = Nothing
lbl_Exit:
    Exit Sub
End Sub

If you need to change the number set the value of the document variable 'varNum' as required.

A simple way to do this is to use http://www.gmayor.com/BookmarkandVariableEditor.htm

See also http://www.gmayor.com/automatic_numbering_documents.htm for two other methods that may be adapted to your requirements.

[sannhei]

Thanks a lot!

That solved my problem!