Ready to give up...

[Mike]

I have created 2 Word documents. Both have radio buttons
and text boxes. In one I used VBA controls and the other
I used Web Controls. Both are protected. I sent both to
another computer as attachments. The operator at the
other computer opened both attachments but cannot click on
any of the radio buttons and have it register. He is
uable to enter any text in the text box. In clicking on
the text boxes and radio buttons the properties dialog box
opens.

What is going on? How difficult is it to create a user
form and actually have it work?

BTW I do not know if it makes a difference but my OS is XP
and the other is W98.

Mike C.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Mike > écrivait :
In this message, < Mike > wrote:

|| I have created 2 Word documents. Both have radio buttons
|| and text boxes. In one I used VBA controls and the other
|| I used Web Controls. Both are protected. I sent both to
|| another computer as attachments. The operator at the
|| other computer opened both attachments but cannot click on
|| any of the radio buttons and have it register. He is
|| uable to enter any text in the text box. In clicking on
|| the text boxes and radio buttons the properties dialog box
|| opens.
||
|| What is going on? How difficult is it to create a user
|| form and actually have it work?
||

What is the other computer's Word security level?
It should be set at Medium at the most. Then, a security warning pops up
asking the user if he/she wants to activate the macros/code. If it is set at
High, everything is automatically disabled and the user gets no warning
(kind of silly, but this is how it works!)


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[Mike]

I resent the form. I opened it up on his computer. Went
to tools, macro, security. His was set to high. I
changed it to both medium and low and was still unable to
click on any of the radio buttons, nor enter any text in
the text boxes.

Mike

 

[Guest]

When I did set the Word security of the other computer to
medium and low, A window never popped up asking if I
wanted to activate the macros code.

Mike C.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < (e-mail address removed) > écrivait :

| When I did set the Word security of the other computer to
| medium and low, A window never popped up asking if I
| wanted to activate the macros code.
|

What Word versions are we talking about here?
Same on both computers?
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[Jay Freedman]

After you change the security setting, you have to close and re-open
the document (the enable/disable decision is made only during the
opening process). Now that the level is set to medium, try opening
again. (You don't have to resend.)

 

[Mike]

Jay:

That worked! Thank you...I have one other question. Is
there a way to send this Word document via email using
a "submit" button rather than sending it as an
attachment. I thought this would make more user friendly.
They could just imput the information and hit "submit" and
off it goes (to me). I have a submit button on the form
but all it does is bring up the Outlook window with my
address, but no document appears below.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike C.

 

[Guest]

What Word versions are we talking about here?
Same on both computers?

Yes, both versions of Word are the same. But you were
correct, it was a security problem. I had to change the
security and then open the document, not open the document
and then change the security. Thank you for your advice.

I posted this question to Jay (below)...Is there a way to
send the Word document via email with a "submit" button?
I have a submit button on the form but all it does is
bring up the Outlook window with my address but no form
appears. I thought it would make it easier to use by just
filling out the form and hitting the "submit" button and
off it goes (to me). Any help would be greatly
appreciated.

Mike C.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < (e-mail address removed) > écrivait :

||| What Word versions are we talking about here?
||| Same on both computers?
||
|| Yes, both versions of Word are the same. But you were
|| correct, it was a security problem. I had to change the
|| security and then open the document, not open the document
|| and then change the security. Thank you for your advice.

My Bad... I should have mentioned that you had to close Word and re-open the
document. Never take anything for granted!

|| I posted this question to Jay (below)...Is there a way to
|| send the Word document via email with a "submit" button?
|| I have a submit button on the form but all it does is
|| bring up the Outlook window with my address but no form
|| appears. I thought it would make it easier to use by just
|| filling out the form and hitting the "submit" button and
|| off it goes (to me). Any help would be greatly
|| appreciated.
||

See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/interdev/SendMail.htm
to get you going on one possibility.

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[Mike]

Now it is my bad....Let me clarify myself. I will send
this user form out to various recipients as an
attachment. What I would like is for the recipient to be
able to fill out the form and hit the "submit" button and
have it come back to me via email. I will be the only one
receiving the completed form. Does that make sense?
Would I still use the link you provided for that task?

Thank you in advance.

Mike C.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Mike > écrivait :
In this message, < Mike > wrote:

| Now it is my bad....Let me clarify myself. I will send
| this user form out to various recipients as an
| attachment. What I would like is for the recipient to be
| able to fill out the form and hit the "submit" button and
| have it come back to me via email. I will be the only one
| receiving the completed form. Does that make sense?
| Would I still use the link you provided for that task?
|

Yes, you should.
But, as you are starting from Word (not a Web page), IIRC, I do not think
that there is any way that this operation can be entirely automatic. Users
will have to click on "Send" in their email software. But you can get the
users' default email software to open with a predetermined subject line and
recipient address (yours) already there. Then all they have to do is hit
Send.

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[Jay Freedman]

Hi Mike,

Email isn't one of the things I've studied, but see if this helps:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/InterDev/SendMail.htm

 

[Mike]

How do I do this. Can the Routing Slip Code be placed in
the properties for the "Submit" button? If so, how is
this done? Or do I need to eliminate the "Submit" button
altogether? If so, how do I send it as an attachment but
have it come back to me via "Routing Slip Method"?

Thank you!

Mike C.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Mike > écrivait :
In this message, < Mike > wrote:

| How do I do this. Can the Routing Slip Code be placed in
| the properties for the "Submit" button? If so, how is

Yes.

| this done? Or do I need to eliminate the "Submit" button

Right-click on the button to access the code pane in the VB editor.

| altogether? If so, how do I send it as an attachment but
| have it come back to me via "Routing Slip Method"?
|

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[Mike C.]

Here is the code for the "submit button".

<INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT"
ACTION="mailto:mcloghessy"><o></o></span></b></p>

Can I copy the code directly from the link you provided?
If so where do I specifically insert the code? Do I need
to eliminated the "mailto:" action? Under the properties
I changed the "Has routing slip" to "true". Is there
anything else I need to do or change?

Thank you for your patience.

Mike C.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Mike C. > écrivait :
In this message, < Mike C. > wrote:

| Here is the code for the "submit button".
|
| <INPUT TYPE="SUBMIT"
| ACTION="mailto:mcloghessy"><o></o></span></b></p>
|
| Can I copy the code directly from the link you provided?
| If so where do I specifically insert the code? Do I need
| to eliminated the "mailto:" action? Under the properties
| I changed the "Has routing slip" to "true". Is there
| anything else I need to do or change?
|

This is HTML code. IF you need help with that, you should not be posting in
a Word group, but a Wed design group or an html_authoring one.

Otherwise, the site I posted is for a true Word environment.. Just use the
code as is with an ActiveX button (Toolbox toolbar) or with a custom button
on a regular or custom toolbar. Just change the variables (Subject line,
addressee, etc.)

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[Mike]

I created the user form completely in Word using the tool
boxes available in Word. The code I gave you was out of
Microsoft Script Editor which is part of Word. I am not
sure what I need to do to make this a "true Word
environment".

Mike C.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Mike > écrivait :
In this message, < Mike > wrote:

|| I created the user form completely in Word using the tool
|| boxes available in Word. The code I gave you was out of
|| Microsoft Script Editor which is part of Word. I am not

This editor is primarily used to edit/create HTML pages, i.e. Web pages,
where you can add VBScript or Java script code.. If this is your intention,
then, as I stated in my previous post, you should post in Web design or
html_authoring groups. Also, if this is really your goal, stop reading as
everything that follows is not written with a Web design in mind.

|| sure what I need to do to make this a "true Word
|| environment".

I mean "not a Web environment" (Probably through a Web browser).


You lost me here. Your original post stated:
<quote>
I have created 2 Word documents. Both have radio buttons
and text boxes. In one I used VBA controls and the other
I used Web Controls. Both are protected.
<end quote>

You are writing about objects on a document, i.e., Form controls (or ActiveX
controls?). This is usually an in-line form (A protected Word document
designed to gather information). It looks like you are intending to use a
Word document in Web environment.
If you are using a userform (like a dialog box), post the code you are
having problems with.

If you have a "Submit" button on the userform, use the Routing code you saw
at the Web site I suggested you look at.

In case we are having a terminology problem...
Just to make sure we are talking about the same thing, is the type of form
that you are referring to
called an in-line form or a userform? A userform is a custom dialog that
is usually called via a macro.

See the article "How to create a Userform" at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

For more information on in-line forms, see:

Please Fill Out This Form
Part 1: Create professional looking forms in Word
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=22

Part 2: Adding Automation to your Word forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=46

Part 3: Learn more VBA (macros) to automate your forms.
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=119

Part 4: Use custom dialog boxes in your Word forms
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=127

Part 5: Connect your AutoForm to a database to save input time and keep
better records!
http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=136

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[Mike]

I'm lost. I started out doing a Web page but was told
that a Web page does not work unless posted on a website.
Someone suggests an ASP page. Another an Outlook form.
And on the Web authoring group one suggested using VBA.
So what I thought I did was create a Word document using
VBA, but now it appears I am back to a Web environment.

I give up. I will just do it the old fashioned way and
send copies of the form via our interdepartmental mail.
Which I probably should have done in the first place.

Thank you for your patience.

Mike C.

 

[Jean-Guy Marcil]

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Mike > écrivait :
In this message, < Mike > wrote:

|| I'm lost. I started out doing a Web page but was told
|| that a Web page does not work unless posted on a website.

Almost true, the HTML code will only work if it is run by an application
that can interpret it, such as Internet Explorer. It could be an Intranet
page...

|| Someone suggests an ASP page. Another an Outlook form.
|| And on the Web authoring group one suggested using VBA.

To achieve what?

|| So what I thought I did was create a Word document using
|| VBA, but now it appears I am back to a Web environment.

Not necessarily. I just pointed out that you were posting HTML code, not
VBA. Maybe the answer is indeed VBA.

||
|| I give up. I will just do it the old fashioned way and
|| send copies of the form via our interdepartmental mail.
|| Which I probably should have done in the first place.
||
|| Thank you for your patience.
||

Don't give up just yet!

Tell us exactly what it is you want the user to do with the document. Then,
I can give you explicit pointers. So far we have been only discussing bits
and pieces, it now seems that you are indeed confused as to what is the best
approach. Without knowing the larger picture, it is difficult to give advice
on a general approach to use...

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