Customized field

[Daniel]

Hi,

I currently have inserted the field "filename". However, I only want the
first 3 characters of the file name. Typically I would use a
right(filename,3)... or something similar to extract what I need. However
this does not seem to work in word 2000. What solutions exists? Is this
something that must be done using coding (VBA)?

If VBA is the only solution, how can I send the result of my coding (hence a
variable) to a predetermined place on the cover page whenever the document is
loaded?

Thanks,

Daniel P.

 

[Charles Kenyon]

VBA is required. You can use this to set a document property or document
variable in Word and use a DocProperty or DocVariable field to insert it in
your document. You will need AutoOpen coding to refresh the variable and to
refresh the field. This will not change if you save to a different name
unless you reopen the document. If you need to update immediately upon a
save, you would need to also trap the save and saveas commands.