Automated Form doesn't behave as a template

[CubeRat]

Using Word 2000, I have an automated document (drop-downs and such, powered
by VBA code) that opens and runs fine when accessed via the File>Open
command. But some of my users copied this document into their template
directory (still with a "doc" extension) and are trying to open it from there
with the File>New command. It opens, but the drop-downs and checkboxes and
such work erratically. It looks like it's not executing some of the
macros/code.

Any clues why this would be different?

 

[Tony Jollans]

Word documents and Word templates are different in structure - it is not
just the suffix which is different.

When you say it 'opened', did it *reallly* open, or did Word try and treat
it like a template and base a new document on it? If the latter that could
explain odd behaviour.

 

[CubeRat]

You are right, now that I look. It isn't really opening, it is trying to
create a new document based on the "template".

If I save this document as a ".dot" template file, it works just fine.

Thanks for the tip !!

 

[Tony Jollans]

My pleasure!

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Enjoy,
Tony

You are right, now that I look. It isn't really opening, it is trying to
create a new document based on the "template".

If I save this document as a ".dot" template file, it works just fine.

Thanks for the tip !!