wildarmsdave
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VB6 Open word doc and set compression options
Hi everyone. Is the below possible in VB6? I have hundreds of word documents that I need to compress to save space on our file server and I thought about doing the following to make things easier...
Ta - Dave
I need to search a folder and sub folders for all word documents
open each one individually
active the file save as command
activate the tools - compress pictures option
Set all pictures in document, web/screen, compress pictures, delete cropped areas option
Save the document with the same filename
Ta - Dave
I need to search a folder and sub folders for all word documents
open each one individually
active the file save as command
activate the tools - compress pictures option
Set all pictures in document, web/screen, compress pictures, delete cropped areas option
Save the document with the same filename
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Yeah ,I tried that first but the Macro didn't appear to list the code to carry out the conversion.
I think that it is a option in Word and default it is set to compress.
-FA
-FA
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FarzadA it does, however, the images in the documents in question are at a higher DPI resolution than what is needed. By setting the web/screen option, I reduce the file size even more.
ASKER
Well the following line of VBA code will open up the compression menu. I just need to find a way to get the send keys function to interact with the menu
Application.CommandBars.Fi
Application.CommandBars.Fi
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With a slight revision of the code, I can now get the sendkeys command to work. So I can now open up the picture toolbar, set my options, Okay my choices and save the compressed file. All I need to do now is to search for all word docs, open them and activate the code below!!!! I may have to dso this from VBA which is not a problem. One snag I am finding is that if I open a new word doc and insert and run the code, it works. However, if I SAVE the word doc and then run the code. Nothing happens! Something to look at later I think!
Dim octl As CommandBarControl
Set octl = Application.CommandBars.Fi
SendKeys "%w"
SendKeys "{TAB}"
SendKeys "{TAB}"
SendKeys "{TAB}"
SendKeys "~"
SendKeys "%f"
' Save file here.....
octl.Execute
Dim octl As CommandBarControl
Set octl = Application.CommandBars.Fi
SendKeys "%w"
SendKeys "{TAB}"
SendKeys "{TAB}"
SendKeys "{TAB}"
SendKeys "~"
SendKeys "%f"
' Save file here.....
octl.Execute
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An easy solution: Open Word and start recording macro and do the above batch. After stop recording macro and view the VB code of macro. Use it in your VB6 application.
-FA