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Removing double quotes in File SaveAs in Word

When we concatenate a space " " in a filename, it adds double quotes when the filesaveas dialog is displayed.

Original filename: Smith, JohnLetter of Instruction

From the original filename we just want to add double qoutes between "John" and "Letter". But we must make sure that double quotes should not display in the FileSaveAsDialog. The output we want: Smith, John Letter of Instruction but currently the output is : "Smith, John Letter of Instruction"

Public Function FileName(doc As Document) As String
Dim sComposedFilename As Variant
Dim MyFilePath As String
MyFilePath = "C:\Documents and Settings\Deb\Desktop" 'Change to your desired path
With doc
Dim sFullname$, sFileName$, sDoctype$
sFullname = GetFieldValue(doc, "FULLNAME") 'fullname
sFileName = GetFieldValue(doc, "FILENAME") 'filename
sDoctype = GetFieldValue(doc, "DOCTYPE") 'doctype
sComposedFilename = sFullname & " " & sFileName & " " & Format(Now(), "yymmdd")
.BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertyTitle) = sDoctype
.BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertySubject) = sFullname
.BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertyComments) = sComposedFilename
sComposedFilename = MyFilePath & "\" & sComposedFilename
End With
FileName = sComposedFilename
End Function

The above snipplet of VBA word should work OK, unfortunately when the filedialog comes out the filename is enclose with double quotes. This is because we concatenated a white space in between variables. But if we remove it, double quotes are not displayed.

Can someone explain and give us another option perhaps?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Larry

GrahamSkan

I think you need to explain this in a bit more detail. You use an off-stage function (GetFieldValue) so, I have modified the code as below. The modifed function returns

C:\Documents and Settings\Deb\Desktop\FULLNAME FILENAME 100408

Where do you see the quotes?

Public Function FileName(doc As Document) As String
    Dim sComposedFilename As Variant
    Dim MyFilePath As String
    MyFilePath = "C:\Documents and Settings\Deb\Desktop" 'Change to your desired path
    With doc
        Dim sFullname$, sFileName$, sDoctype$
        sFullname = "FULLNAME" 'GetFieldValue(doc, "FULLNAME") 'fullname
        sFileName = "FILENAME" 'GetFieldValue(doc, "FILENAME") 'filename
        sDoctype = "DOCTYPE" 'GetFieldValue(doc, "DOCTYPE") 'doctype
        sComposedFilename = sFullname & " " & sFileName & " " & Format(Now(), "yymmdd")
        .BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertyTitle) = sDoctype
        .BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertySubject) = sFullname
        .BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertyComments) = sComposedFilename
        sComposedFilename = MyFilePath & "\" & sComposedFilename
    End With
    FileName = sComposedFilename
End Function

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dotoffice

CorrectFileName = replace(Filename(doc),chr(34),"")

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JWK801

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@dotoffice: tried that one already but it didn't work.

@grahamskan: the doubles qoutes comes in during display. I'm using Word 2007. I think the issue is very specific for some reasons. Let me do further checking guys.

Thanks for your suggestions, it really means a lot.

Larry

bromy2004

If you supply your function "GetFieldValue" we could find out where the double quotes are coming from

JWK801

ASKER

You can actually get rid of the GetfieldValue. Just try this one: sComposedFilename = sFullname & " " & sFileName & " " & Format(Now(), "yymmdd")

Just supply some value of the variables and let sComposedFilename be the value to pass during SaveAsDialog.

On our case, the filename comes enclosed with double quotes.

Thanks for your help guys.

GrahamSkan

Can we see the code whre you call the SaveAsDialog, please?

JWK801

ASKER

Sir Graham,

Just this one:

Sub SaveAsDialog()
Dim dlg As Dialog

Set dlg = Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
dlg.Name = FileName(ActiveDocument)
dlg.Show
End Sub

Unfortunately, I recently discovered that the GetFieldValue (this value is a merge field coming from MS Dynamics CRM) is the one causing the double quotes.

Forgive me if I may ask this, do you have other option in retrieving values for merge fields?

With sincere thanks,

Larry

JWK801

ASKER

The solution is that the Getfieldvalue is the one causing the double quotes once concatenated with a space in between.