Insert date into "Reserved space"

[RCorrigan]

I am using bookmarks to insert data from a form into a word doc ..... is there an easy way to 1) limit the availble input on the form (I'm guessing maxlength on field properties and 2) reserve that amount of space for the bookmark (the utimate ain being to preserve the document layout ??

MTIA

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[fumei]

Regarding inserting text into the bookmark...yes, but you would need to determine the logic.

I have to question the business case for this. Does layout trump content? However, if it does, then put the content of the field into a string, rather than putting into the bookmark directly. So:

Dim strWhatever As String
strWhatever = Me.Textbox1.Text
ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("Whatever").Range.Text = _
   strWhatever

instead of:

ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("Whatever").Range.Text = _
   Me.Textbox1.Text

If you have it as a string you can do easier manipulation of it.

Dim strWhatever As String
strWhatever = Me.Textbox1.Text
If Len(strWhatever) > 30 Then
[COLOR=red]' but what????
' say it is 50 characters, WHAT do you
' do with it?  Chop off the first 20 -
' assuming you want to max it at 30?
' the last 20...what?[/color red]

Gerry
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[RCorrigan]

Does layout trump content?

Not really ....... but, for instance I know that the comit id will never be anything other than 7 characters (first name, last name of course will be variable, but unlikely to be more than 30 (?) characters - please correct me if you know of anybody with a 57 character first name)

I would like to preserve the layout - which is why I thought of limiting the available text input ---

i.e. (following my logic and using an easy example)
If the comit id is 7 characters then the second field on the same line can be positioned at x, where x = 7 characters (reserved) spaces to x (on form) then 2nd field starts here) [if that makes sense !!!!]

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