Stop display of alerts in Word via Excel

cErasmus
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Hi All

I have a piece of code that opens a word document and performs a mail merge. When it is done i want to close the template without saving. I have added
Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsNone
but it does not seem to be working or i'm not using it correctly. There might also be another way to achieve this. Below is the code that i'm using.
Private Sub cmdMerge_Click()
Application.EnableEvents = False
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
Application.DisplayAlerts = False

On Error GoTo MyError

PrepareData
DoMerge

Application.EnableEvents = True
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
Application.DisplayAlerts = True

Exit Sub

MyError:
MsgBox Err.Description
Application.EnableEvents = True
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Word.Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsAll

End Sub

Sub DoMerge()
Dim appWd As Word.Application
Dim WdDoc As Word.Document
Dim strBookFullName As String
Dim cell As Excel.Range
Dim strWordPath As String
Dim txt As String

strBookFullName = ActiveWorkbook.FullName
strWordPath = Sheets("Program").Range("A2").Value
Set appWd = CreateObject("Word.Application")
appWd.Visible = True


With appWd
.Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsNone
    Set WdDoc = appWd.Documents.Open(strWordPath)
    WdDoc.Activate
    WdDoc.MailMerge.OpenDataSource Name:=(strBookFullName), _
    ReadOnly:=True, LinkToSource:=0, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
    PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", WritePasswordDocument:="", _
    WritePasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, _
    Connection:="", SQLStatement:="SELECT * FROM `MergeRange`", SQLStatement1:=""

    'finds text in word doc and replace with merge field
    For Each cell In Range("MergeText")
            txt = cell.Offset(0, 1).Value
            .ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Fields.Add Range:=WdDoc.Bookmarks(cell.Offset(0, 2).Value).Range, Name:=txt & cell.Offset(0, 3).Value
    Next cell
'.Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsNone
    .ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Execute
    .ActiveDocument.SaveAs Sheets("Program").Range("B4").Value & "Rebate Letters For " & Sheets("MergeSheet").Range("U2").Value & ".docx"
    .Quit
.Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsAll
End With
    Sheets("MergeSheet").Delete
    ThisWorkbook.Sheets("GoodmanAmana").AutoFilterMode = False
End Sub

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Thanks in advance
Elmo
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Rgonzo1971
Top Expert 2016

Commented:
Hi,

pls try
wdApp.DisplayAlerts = 0 'wdAlertsNone

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SInce you use late binding it does not know what wdAlertsNone is  

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cErasmus

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Commented:
Hi Rgonzo1971

Sorry but that does not work

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ShumsManaging Director/Excel VBA Developer
Distinguished Expert 2018

Commented:
Try changing as such:
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    .ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Execute
    .ActiveDocument.SaveAs Sheets("Program").Range("B4").Value & "Rebate Letters For " & Sheets("MergeSheet").Range("U2").Value & ".docx"
    .Quit
Application.DisplayAlerts = True

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cErasmus

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Commented:
Hi Shums this also does not work
ShumsManaging Director/Excel VBA Developer
Distinguished Expert 2018

Commented:
and this:
With appWd
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    Set WdDoc = appWd.Documents.Open(strWordPath)
    WdDoc.Activate
    WdDoc.MailMerge.OpenDataSource Name:=(strBookFullName), _
    ReadOnly:=True, LinkToSource:=0, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
    PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", WritePasswordDocument:="", _
    WritePasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, _
    Connection:="", SQLStatement:="SELECT * FROM `MergeRange`", SQLStatement1:=""

    'finds text in word doc and replace with merge field
    For Each cell In Range("MergeText")
            txt = cell.Offset(0, 1).Value
            .ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Fields.Add Range:=WdDoc.Bookmarks(cell.Offset(0, 2).Value).Range, Name:=txt & cell.Offset(0, 3).Value
    Next cell

    .ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Execute
    .ActiveDocument.SaveAs Sheets("Program").Range("B4").Value & "Rebate Letters For " & Sheets("MergeSheet").Range("U2").Value & ".docx"
    .Quit
    Application.DisplayAlerts = True
End With

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cErasmus

Author

Commented:
Shums
I had it like this previously and it also does not work also this causes another alert in Excel when i want to delete the MergeSheet
cErasmus

Author

Commented:
Is there a way to tell word to "click" the Don't Save button?
Retired
Top Expert 2012
Commented:
Try specifically closing the documents before the Application.Quit

    wdDoc.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges
    .ActiveDocument.SaveAs Sheets("Program").Range("B4").Value & "Rebate Letters For " & Sheets("MergeSheet").Range("U2").Value & ".docx"
    .ActiveDocument.Close wdDoNotSaveChanges
    .Quit

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ShumsManaging Director/Excel VBA Developer
Distinguished Expert 2018

Commented:
Try this:
With appWd
.Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsNone
    Set WdDoc = appWd.Documents.Open(strWordPath)
    WdDoc.Activate
    WdDoc.MailMerge.OpenDataSource Name:=(strBookFullName), _
    ReadOnly:=True, LinkToSource:=0, AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
    PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:="", WritePasswordDocument:="", _
    WritePasswordTemplate:="", Revert:=False, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, _
    Connection:="", SQLStatement:="SELECT * FROM `MergeRange`", SQLStatement1:=""

    'finds text in word doc and replace with merge field
    For Each cell In Range("MergeText")
            txt = cell.Offset(0, 1).Value
            .ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Fields.Add Range:=WdDoc.Bookmarks(cell.Offset(0, 2).Value).Range, Name:=txt & cell.Offset(0, 3).Value
    Next cell
    .ActiveDocument.MailMerge.Execute
    .ActiveDocument.SaveAs Sheets("Program").Range("B4").Value & "Rebate Letters For " & Sheets("MergeSheet").Range("U2").Value & ".docx"
    WdDoc.Close False
    Set WdDoc = Nothing
    appWd.Quit False
End With
Set appWd = Nothing
.Application.DisplayAlerts = wdAlertsAll
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    Sheets("MergeSheet").Delete
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
ThisWorkbook.Sheets("GoodmanAmana").AutoFilterMode = False

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cErasmus

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Commented:
Thank you very much GrahamSkan
cErasmus

Author

Commented:
Sorry Shums only saw your answer now. I have run it and it also works i'm going to go with Grahams though. Thank you
ShumsManaging Director/Excel VBA Developer
Distinguished Expert 2018

Commented:
No worry Elmo. Your problem got solved, that matters.

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