Word Text Box

[mymou]

Ho All

Here is an easy one.

How can I populate a textbox (NOT on a form - but in a document) in Word?

For tables i can use something like:
ActiveDocument.Tables(Index).Cell(row, Column).Range.Text

Any ideas?


Stew

 

[DougP]

Have you ever looked at Mail Merge???
You can specify an Access database, both Queries and Tables.
I like queries cause you can use Access to make a powerful form and then launch Word casue it does documentation better. But have you certian fields in Word doc that are variable and come from and Access query.
I had one applicaiton that used 75 fields in Access to a 7 page Word doc Proposal.
I wrote two FAQ's on it:
faq181-271
FAQ181-28

PS someone else wrote an FAQ on that too, but slightly different approach
faq181-453 DougP, MCP

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[mymou]

Thanks DougP

Great FAQs.

FAQ181-453 would have been great a week ago - but i have now reinvented the wheel again!

With a very strict format and 7 queries I found all the standard methods too restrictive. I think I have used the easist method - by using a template - which holds all formatting (and tables and text boxes!) and populate each as required.

This works a treat - but is exceptionally slow. The data is there instantly - but the entry take minutes. I do not understand why this should be so slow.

I will take a closer look at FAQ181-453 to check out its speed - and any suggestions you have will be welcomed.

Thanks again.

Stew