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Combobox linked to database - Naming the combobox's appropriately.

Asked by: ExtremeD

Hi - I hope it don't make this confussing.

I have various word documents with ActiveX combox's inside which are directly linked to a database which resides on my server.  At the moment, I'm only able to differentiate between one combox and the next by using the (Below) code.  Is it possible - I'm sure it is - to change the coding slightly so that instead of having the combox's populated by using (1), (2) etc... I could reference them by their actual name, i.e. (combox1), (combox2) etc...

Here's my code:
<Moved as a code snippet by request from the Asker>

Many thanks,
ExtremeD

Private Sub Document_New()
 On Error GoTo Document_New_Err
    Dim cnn As New ADODB.Connection
    Dim rst As New ADODB.Recordset
    cnn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
             "Data Source=\\myserver\database$\staffnames.mdb"
    rst.Open "SELECT DISTINCT [staffname1], [staffname2] FROM tblStaffnames ORDER BY [staffname1];", _
             cnn, adOpenStatic
    rst.MoveFirst
    ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.Object.Clear
    ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(2).OLEFormat.Object.Clear
    Do
        ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.Object.AddItem rst![staffname1].Value
        ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(2).OLEFormat.Object.AddItem rst![staffname2].Value
         rst.MoveNext
    Loop Until rst.EOF
 
Document_New_Exit:
    On Error Resume Next
    rst.Close
    cnn.Close
    Set rst = Nothing
    Set cnn = Nothing
        ActiveDocument.Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset:=True
    Exit Sub
Document_New_Err:
    MsgBox Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description, vbCritical, "Error!"
    Resume Document_New_Exit
End Sub

                                  
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Asked On
2008-08-20 at 07:09:44ID23663144
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Microsoft

,

Word

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2003

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VB6

Topics

Microsoft Word

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VB Database Programming

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Databases Miscellaneous

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Answers

 

by: JOrzechPosted on 2008-08-20 at 07:42:05ID: 22270065

Hmmm - I may be totally off the mark with this comment, and if I am, forgive me in advance... but this is how I populate comboboxes

Sub Document_New()
 UserForm1.ComboBox1.AddItem "Name1"
 UserForm1.ComboBox1.AddItem "Name2"
 UserForm1.ComboBox1.AddItem "Name3"
 Load UserForm1
 UserForm1.Show
End Sub

                                              
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by: ExtremeDPosted on 2008-08-20 at 07:48:33ID: 22270157

Hi JOrzech,

Indeed that would be the way if you was manually populating the combox, however, the information from my combobox comes from a database.  What I needed to know, was how to code this part (BELOW) so that that, (1) would be associated with the name combox1 and (2) would be combox2 etc...

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ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.Object.Clear
    ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(2).OLEFormat.Object.Clear
    Do
        ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.Object.AddItem rst![staffname1].Value
        ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(2).OLEFormat.Object.AddItem rst![staffname2].Value
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by: ExtremeDPosted on 2008-08-20 at 07:51:47ID: 22270194

Sorry, I forgot to add.  I don't actually use forms.  I just put the Combox straight into the word document.

 

by: JOrzechPosted on 2008-08-20 at 08:03:06ID: 22270368

Oh - that I can't help you with.... sorry - beyond my limited knowledge.
But I did find this -- don't know if that will be helpful or not... but FWIW
http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=184

Otherwise, I'm afraid I can't be of further assistance.  :(

 

by: ExtremeDPosted on 2008-08-20 at 08:25:19ID: 22270658

Thanks for the info, but, I think that's a little over my head too!  I need something quite basic, perhaps just an adaptation to the code I'm already using.

Cheers

 

by: ExtremeDPosted on 2008-08-24 at 14:27:17ID: 22302090

Anyone?

 

by: JOrzechPosted on 2008-09-09 at 07:16:29ID: 22427588

You must have figured it out?  Good for you! Thanks.

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