Word - quick parts (only 6 last characters from FileName)

luk25 · #1 03-21-2016, 10:27 AM

Hi,

I try to use quick parts for to insert only the last 6 characters from FileName in text.
It is possible? Available is only option is option with full FileName.
Maybe can you prompt me something? For this moment I do not use VBA in office.

Thanks for your advance!

Charles Kenyon · #2 03-21-2016, 02:03 PM

Even using vba, this would not be a trivial thing.
The display of a filename is through a field.
That field will display the filename as it displays on the user's computer, so if the user does not display extensions in Windows (the default) you get:
This is My Filename

If the user displays extensions, they would see:
This is My Filename.dotx

There is no way, using fields, to parse this.

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macropod · #3 03-21-2016, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charles Kenyon

Even using vba, this would not be a trivial thing.

Code:

Sub Demo()
Selection.InsertAfter Right(Split(ActiveDocument.Name, ".doc")(0), 6)
End Sub

Charles Kenyon · #4 03-22-2016, 04:44 AM

_for me_ it would not be trivial!

Then, there is still the matter of updating it and trimming the file name extension.

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