Run macro from normal.dot

You can open word with a blank document.
Add this macro to it.
Hold shift then select File > Save all

HI,

I have not explained myself well here - all I want to do id run this macro from the DocumentNew() procedure and was looking for the syntax I need to do this -

You need to name the macro AutoNew and save it in a template (eg normal.dot).
Then when a new document is created from that template the macro will run.

This should help with specifics:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/macrosvba/documenteventscontent.htm

HI,

I keep getting told to rename the macro AutoNew - what do I rename? - my macro has 1 class module, 1 module, 1 documentNew and a userform - what do I rename? and how

Basically if you have a macro called:
Sub Macro1()

Rename it to Sub AutoNew()

HI,

I think this is were the communication is breaking down - you say to remane my macro but I don't know what my macros called or how to find that out - my macro consists of a number of forms, modules and classes - what exactly do I rename?

Create a new macro:
Sub AutoNew()

Copy your code into it.

At the bottom ensure End Sub is present.

Sub AutoNew()
' Copy your code below
 
End Sub

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Hello,

I think you may be overestimating my VB skills - my programming experiance is Java and I am struggling with the VB setup - you asked me to create a new macro - do you mean in my existing project?
my macro has code all over the place - I have a class, a form that has two buttons that run events and code in my main module - what exactly would I paste into this new macro?

Where do you have the forms, buttons, classes, etc saved?
Are they part of an existing document?

Open Normal.dot.
Go into Macros (Tools >Macros in Word 2003. Developer ribbon in 2007)
Create a new Macro. It should automatically call it Macro1 and put the open and close lines in.
Replace the name Macro1 with AutoNew

Inside this call the first part of your code that starts the process (the form??).
Save as normal.dot

Hi,

The above sounds good - the issue now is what to call in my AutoNew() - the form is loaded from the Class 1 module:
Public WithEvents App As Word.Application
Private Sub App_DocumentBeforeSave(ByVal Doc As Document, SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)
UserForm1.Show
End Sub
Use this code?

The following is the UserForm code:
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" _
  Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, _
  ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
 
Private Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" _
  Alias "GetWindowLongA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, _
  ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
 
Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" _
  Alias "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, _
  ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
 
Const GWL_STYLE = (-16)
 
Const WS_SYSMENU = &H80000


Private Sub nonsecureButton_Click()
Call WriteProp(sPropName:="Category", sValue:="Non-Secure")
Unload UserForm1
End Sub

Private Sub SecureButton_Click()
Call WriteProp(sPropName:="Category", sValue:="Secure")
Unload UserForm1
End Sub

Private Sub UserForm_Click()

End Sub
Public Sub WriteProp(sPropName As String, sValue As String, Optional lType As Long = msoPropertyTypeString)
Dim bCustom As Boolean

  On Error GoTo ErrHandlerWriteProp
  ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties(sPropName).Value = sValue
Exit Sub

Proceed:
  bCustom = True

Custom:
  ActiveDocument.CustomDocumentProperties(sPropName).Value = sValue
  Exit Sub

AddProp:
  On Error Resume Next
  ActiveDocument.CustomDocumentProperties.Add Name:=sPropName, LinkToContent:=False, Type:=lType, Value:=sValue

   If Err Then
    Debug.Print "The Property " & Chr(34) & sPropName & Chr(34) & " couldn't be written, because " & Chr(34) & sValue & Chr(34) & " is not a valid value for the property type"
  End If

  Exit Sub

ErrHandlerWriteProp:
  Select Case Err
    Case Else
   Err.Clear
 
   If Not bCustom Then
     
     Resume Proceed
   Else
     Resume AddProp
   End If
  End Select


End Sub

Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
'this hides the X on the caption line
 
Dim hWnd As Long, a As Long
 
Dim V As Integer
 
V = CInt(Left(Application.Version, _
InStr(Application.Version, ".")))
 
'If V = 8 this is Word 97
 
If V = 8 Then
 
hWnd = FindWindow("ThunderXFrame", Me.Caption)
 
Else
 
hWnd = FindWindow("ThunderDFrame", Me.Caption)
 
End If
 
a = GetWindowLong(hWnd, GWL_STYLE)
 
SetWindowLong hWnd, GWL_STYLE, a And Not WS_SYSMENU

End Sub

Yes. It looks like you would use the class 1 module as you mentioned above.

HI,

I created the AutoNew macro and pasted in the following code -
Sub AutoNew()

Private Sub App_DocumentBeforeSave(ByVal Doc As Document, SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean)
UserForm1.Show
End Sub

End Sub

Still no go (no error just dosn't load the form when the user clicks the save button)

Where is the rest of your code saved?

HI,

The buttons, forms and modules are stored in a template called "prop testing.dot" - I need to transfer this code to the new AutoNew macro but am unsure where to paste this code - do I gather all the code and just paste it inot the AutoNew sub?

HI and cheers for your advice - I went the addin way instead in the end