I want to open a word document so I can "scrape" form field information from it. The following code opens the document but apparently doesn't activate it. When the document does open, I get a dialog box asking if I want to open it as read only even though NO instances of word are running.
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Last edited by dflak; 07-11-2017 at 10:13 AM.
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A picture is worth a thousand words, but a sample spreadsheet is more likely to be worked on.
Have you checked Task Manager for hidden instances of Word? Issue not apparent here...get a dialog box asking if I want to open it as read only
No other instances of word are running and certainly not this document.
OK - all I can suggest then is reboot. The issue seems to be local to your machine, or at least does not occur on mine (I can't speak for anyone else).
I tested it, and didn't get that error.
However, what you have in your document isn't FormFields from what I can tell. They are ContentControls.
Try something like below. It worked for me.
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A reboot did fix the read-only issue. An instance did "sneak in."
CK76 - you get the blue ribbon. What I saw on line was formfields - maybe I created them incorrectly in the word document. I don't recall having to go to the developer ribbon to make a word form in earlier versions of Word.
I need one more piece of data. I do need to know the name of the control - which is called title. How do I find the value that is in the control? I don't see a .value like everywhere else in VB.
Never mind. It's ff.RANGE.text - of course, what could be more obvious?
FYI: This is the end result of the help you gave me. I really needed to knock the rust off of doing this kind of thing. https://www.excelforum.com/excel-pro...ml#post4694796
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