Sequential numbering across multiple docs

wolfgrrl · #16 06-11-2019, 10:30 AM

I've got this code working now.

Code:

Private Sub Document_New()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim InvNum As String
With ThisDocument
  InvNum = .CustomDocumentProperties("InvNum") + 1
  .CustomDocumentProperties("InvNum") = InvNum
  '.Save
End With
With ActiveDocument
  'Update the value stored in the document property
  .CustomDocumentProperties("InvNum") = InvNum
  'Update the fields in the document
  .Fields.Update
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
ActiveDocument.FormFields("ECNNUM").Result = InputBox("Please enter the ECN number. ")
ActiveDocument.Fields.Update
End Sub

I've tried to add this code to force a "Save As" on document_new, but the last place I used this code was on document_open.

Code:

 With Application.Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
    .Name = "c:\My Documents\SaveExample.docm"
    .Format = wdFormatXMLDocumentMacroEnabled
    .Show

Is there code that will force a save such as this that will work in document_new? This is the very last step to getting this template to functions as I'd like.

Thank you for all your assistance!

Charles Kenyon · #17 06-11-2019, 01:27 PM

Try

ActiveDocument.Save

It should bring up a save dialog in a new document. This is what it produces in Word 2019.

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macropod · #18 06-11-2019, 04:17 PM

Try:

Code:

Private Sub Document_New()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim InvNum As String
With ThisDocument
  InvNum = .CustomDocumentProperties("InvNum") + 1
  .CustomDocumentProperties("InvNum") = InvNum
  .Save
End With
With ActiveDocument
  'Update the value stored in the document property
  .CustomDocumentProperties("InvNum") = InvNum
  'Update the fields in the document
  .FormFields("ECNNUM").Result = InputBox("Please enter the ECN number. ")
  .Fields.Update
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
With Application.Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
  .Name = "c:\My Documents\SaveExample.docx"
  .Format = wdFormatXMLDocument
  .Show
End With
End Sub

I note that you commented-out the .Save for the template. Do that and the numbers won't increment unless you tell Word to save the changes to the template when you exit Word. Furthermore, in a multi-user environment, that promotes the duplication of numbers if multiple users are creating these documents at the same time.

wolfgrrl · #19 06-12-2019, 04:00 AM

@macropod,

I copied the code as it was posted. The save command was commented out in the original post

I'll try this new code and see how it works. Thank you!

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