Print File

D

Dave Peterson

I'm not sure how you would.

But I saved this from a previous post.

Option Explicit
Sub testme()

'Dim WDApp As Word.Application
'Dim WDDoc As Word.Document
Dim WDApp As Object
Dim WDDoc As Object
Dim myDocName As String
Dim WordWasRunning As Boolean
Dim testStr As String

myDocName = "C:\my documents\word\document1.doc"

testStr = ""
On Error Resume Next
testStr = Dir(myDocName)
On Error GoTo 0
If testStr = "" Then
MsgBox "Word file not found!"
Exit Sub
End If

WordWasRunning = True
On Error Resume Next
Set WDApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Set WDApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
WordWasRunning = False
End If

WDApp.Visible = True 'at least for testing!

Set WDDoc = WDApp.documents.Open(Filename:=myDocName)
WDDoc.PrintOut '.printPreview while testing???
WDDoc.Close savechanges:=False

If WordWasRunning Then
'leave it running
Else
WDApp.Quit
End If

Set WDDoc = Nothing
Set WDApp = Nothing

End Sub
 
A

aftamath

Here's my code.
set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

If ComboBox3.Value <> "" Then
If fs.FileExists("c:\SymmcoPrograms\" & TextBox1.Value & "\" &
ComboBox1.Value _
& "\" & ComboBox3.Value) = True Then
ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:="c:\SymmcoPrograms\" &
TextBox1.Value _
& "\" & ComboBox1.Value & "\" & ComboBox3.Value, NewWindow:=False
Else
MsgBox "Cannot Find Specified Document"
End If
End If

I want to replace the hyperlink section with a command to print the file in
the FileExists argument.
 
D

Dave Peterson

You can also use the dir() function to test for existence.

myDocName = "C:\my documents\word\document1.doc"

becomes

myDocName = "c:\SymmcoPrograms\" & TextBox1.Value & "\" & ComboBox1.Value _
& "\" & ComboBox3.Value)
 
A

aftamath

When I declare myDocName as the filepath. Then tell it myDocName.Print, an
error pops up for Object Required.
 
D

Dave Peterson

Yep.

But it's printing using this line:
WDDoc.PrintOut

This works because earlier, it used this:
Set WDDoc = WDApp.documents.Open(Filename:=myDocName)

All of the code in that original post was important.

When I declare myDocName as the filepath. Then tell it myDocName.Print, an
error pops up for Object Required.
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A

aftamath

Sorry, I didn't realize I said to print a word document in my initial
question. I meant that the code can call on any type of file and print it.
I figured that since VBA can search a computer's file system for a file and
write it to a text file, maybe it can print the file that it finds also. It
could be anything, a PDF, BMP, DOC, XLS, DRG, etc.
 
D

Dave Peterson

For me, printing means opening the application and either clicking on the print
icon or using a menu system.

And with all the variations of programs, I'm not sure if you could do this with
generic code.

Heck, there are enough programs that can open .bmp's, that I'm not even sure if
the same code would work for that extension.

Maybe someone else has a solution.
Sorry, I didn't realize I said to print a word document in my initial
question. I meant that the code can call on any type of file and print it.
I figured that since VBA can search a computer's file system for a file and
write it to a text file, maybe it can print the file that it finds also. It
could be anything, a PDF, BMP, DOC, XLS, DRG, etc.
Click to expand...
 
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