(stamp?) Merge Word attachments into 1 doc
Greetings --
stamp provided a script in this question: https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?qid=11935798
The script takes the documents you have selected in a view and merges any Word attachments in those documents into one new Word document.
The script works great, but I need to refine it a bit.
stamp's script begins:
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Sub Initialize
Dim session As New NotesSession
Dim db As NotesDatabase
Dim collection As NotesDocumentCollection
Dim doc As NotesDocument
Dim word As Variant
Dim extname As String
Dim i As Integer
Set db = session.CurrentDatabase
Set collection = db.UnprocessedDocuments
Set word = CreateObject("Word.Documen
word.Application.Visible = True
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Is there any way to indicate which Word template should be used to create the word document? The files being merged are all created on a specific template, with specific styles attached. When they are merged in this way, the new document is created on the Normal.dot template.
If the template cannot be specified through LotuScript, could the above be changed to launch the first attachment (as an unnamed file?), and then append any other Word attachments to it?
Thanks in advance!
-- b.r.t.
stamp provided a script in this question: https://www.experts-exchange.com/jsp/qManageQuestion.jsp?qid=11935798
The script takes the documents you have selected in a view and merges any Word attachments in those documents into one new Word document.
The script works great, but I need to refine it a bit.
stamp's script begins:
++++ Begin Copy ++++
Sub Initialize
Dim session As New NotesSession
Dim db As NotesDatabase
Dim collection As NotesDocumentCollection
Dim doc As NotesDocument
Dim word As Variant
Dim extname As String
Dim i As Integer
Set db = session.CurrentDatabase
Set collection = db.UnprocessedDocuments
Set word = CreateObject("Word.Documen
word.Application.Visible = True
+++++ End Copy +++++
Is there any way to indicate which Word template should be used to create the word document? The files being merged are all created on a specific template, with specific styles attached. When they are merged in this way, the new document is created on the Normal.dot template.
If the template cannot be specified through LotuScript, could the above be changed to launch the first attachment (as an unnamed file?), and then append any other Word attachments to it?
Thanks in advance!
-- b.r.t.
ASKER
Sloeber --
In the line,
set word = createobject("word.applica
There is only one quote mark. This syntax strikes me as unlikely.
At first I thought the 8 was a typo, but that wouldn't explain why there is a period before it.
Can you please clarify this for me?
Thanks!
-- b.r.t.
In the line,
set word = createobject("word.applica
There is only one quote mark. This syntax strikes me as unlikely.
At first I thought the 8 was a typo, but that wouldn't explain why there is a period before it.
Can you please clarify this for me?
Thanks!
-- b.r.t.
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The previous example I gave you, was an example if you had saved your template as a document.
Here's an exapmle if you want to open a template, put in your values and saved it as a document.The Documents.Add method allows you to create a new document using any template you wish.
Its syntax is:
expression.Add( Template, NewTemplate )
expression Required. An expression that returns a Documents object.
Template Optional Variant. The name of the template to be used for the new document. If this argument is omitted, the Normal template is used.
NewTemplate Optional Variant. True to open the document as a template. The default value is False.
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To use this from Notes you can do something like:
'Define the required Microsoft Word objects
Dim wordApp As Variant 'Word Application object
Dim wordDoc As Variant 'Word Document object
Dim wordWindow As Variant 'Word Window object
'Hook it into Word
Set wordApp = CreateObject( "Word.Application" )
wordApp.Visible = True 'Make Word visible
'Add a new document based on the 'sometemplate' template
Set wordDoc = wordApp.Documents.Add( "sometemplate.dot")
Set wordWindow = wordDoc.ActiveWindow 'Grab the active window
Greets,
Sloeber
Here's an exapmle if you want to open a template, put in your values and saved it as a document.The Documents.Add method allows you to create a new document using any template you wish.
Its syntax is:
expression.Add( Template, NewTemplate )
expression Required. An expression that returns a Documents object.
Template Optional Variant. The name of the template to be used for the new document. If this argument is omitted, the Normal template is used.
NewTemplate Optional Variant. True to open the document as a template. The default value is False.
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To use this from Notes you can do something like:
'Define the required Microsoft Word objects
Dim wordApp As Variant 'Word Application object
Dim wordDoc As Variant 'Word Document object
Dim wordWindow As Variant 'Word Window object
'Hook it into Word
Set wordApp = CreateObject( "Word.Application" )
wordApp.Visible = True 'Make Word visible
'Add a new document based on the 'sometemplate' template
Set wordDoc = wordApp.Documents.Add( "sometemplate.dot")
Set wordWindow = wordDoc.ActiveWindow 'Grab the active window
Greets,
Sloeber
ASKER
Thank you, Sloeber. This seems to be working well for me!
Dim word as variant
set word = createobject("word.applica
word.documents.open"c:/wor
word.obj.visible = True
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If it's neccessary you can make an inputbox, so that the user can choose which template he wants to use
Greets
Sloeber