timeout on GetSaveAs?

[msteiert]

Hello -
I have a user in a remote office that needs to export a file from Excel in
text format to a server in our main office. The macro has worked in the past,
but after setting this up for a new user, we can't get it to work. The macro
seemingly runs correctly, but the file never shows up in the remote
directory. The macro does work from my desk at the main office. The new user
is also able to manually copy a file to the remote directory, so it doesn't
appear to be a permissions issue. The one thing I have noticed, however, is
that the access to the server from the remote office is very slow. Could this
command be timing out? It takes a minute or two for the server directory to
manually appear on the remote user's computer.
Here is the code we are using:
'
' export text file to desktop

ChDir "\\sys002sv\Newsroom\DTIImport\MiscCharts"

fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _
initialFileName:="\\sys002sv\Newsroom\DTIImport\MiscCharts\MS_Bus_Lic",
filefilter:="Text files (*.txt),*.txt")
If fileSaveName <> False Then
MsgBox "Saved File to " & fileSaveName
Else
MsgBox "Save Cancelled!"
End If
End Sub

thanks for any help - The only ugly workaround I can think of now is to have
the file save to the desktop, then do a manual copy.

[Vic Eldridge]

The code you posted doesn't save anything anywhere. All it does is fill your
fileSaveName variable with a path to a file.

Regards,
Vic Eldridge


"msteiert" wrote:

> Hello -
> I have a user in a remote office that needs to export a file from Excel in
> text format to a server in our main office. The macro has worked in the past,
> but after setting this up for a new user, we can't get it to work. The macro
> seemingly runs correctly, but the file never shows up in the remote
> directory. The macro does work from my desk at the main office. The new user
> is also able to manually copy a file to the remote directory, so it doesn't
> appear to be a permissions issue. The one thing I have noticed, however, is
> that the access to the server from the remote office is very slow. Could this
> command be timing out? It takes a minute or two for the server directory to
> manually appear on the remote user's computer.
> Here is the code we are using:
> '
> ' export text file to desktop
>
> ChDir "\\sys002sv\Newsroom\DTIImport\MiscCharts"
>
> fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _
> initialFileName:="\\sys002sv\Newsroom\DTIImport\MiscCharts\MS_Bus_Lic",
> filefilter:="Text files (*.txt),*.txt")
> If fileSaveName <> False Then
> MsgBox "Saved File to " & fileSaveName
> Else
> MsgBox "Save Cancelled!"
> End If
> End Sub
>
> thanks for any help - The only ugly workaround I can think of now is to have
> the file save to the desktop, then do a manual copy.

[msteiert]

Vic -
Thanks for the reply.
I wasn't too clear before -- the code I posted will give the user a Save As
prompt in the directory that I want them to save in, which is a server share
directory, along with a suggested name. They actually insert the addition to
the name and click the "save" button on the dialog box.
This happens with the script now -- the user gets the prompt, and clicks
"save", but the file never shows up. I'm wondering if there is some sort of
error that the script is blowing through that I'm not checking for -- perhaps
a timeout.


"Vic Eldridge" wrote:

> The code you posted doesn't save anything anywhere. All it does is fill your
> fileSaveName variable with a path to a file.
>
> Regards,
> Vic Eldridge
>
>
> "msteiert" wrote:
>
> > Hello -
> > I have a user in a remote office that needs to export a file from Excel in
> > text format to a server in our main office. The macro has worked in the past,
> > but after setting this up for a new user, we can't get it to work. The macro
> > seemingly runs correctly, but the file never shows up in the remote
> > directory. The macro does work from my desk at the main office. The new user
> > is also able to manually copy a file to the remote directory, so it doesn't
> > appear to be a permissions issue. The one thing I have noticed, however, is
> > that the access to the server from the remote office is very slow. Could this
> > command be timing out? It takes a minute or two for the server directory to
> > manually appear on the remote user's computer.
> > Here is the code we are using:
> > '
> > ' export text file to desktop
> >
> > ChDir "\\sys002sv\Newsroom\DTIImport\MiscCharts"
> >
> > fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _
> > initialFileName:="\\sys002sv\Newsroom\DTIImport\MiscCharts\MS_Bus_Lic",
> > filefilter:="Text files (*.txt),*.txt")
> > If fileSaveName <> False Then
> > MsgBox "Saved File to " & fileSaveName
> > Else
> > MsgBox "Save Cancelled!"
> > End If
> > End Sub
> >
> > thanks for any help - The only ugly workaround I can think of now is to have
> > the file save to the desktop, then do a manual copy.

[Vic Eldridge]

You would need to show us how you're saving the file. Are you using the
SaveAs method on a workbook or a worksheet ? Or are you using the Open
statement to write to the text file ?
The code you posted does not show how you're saving the file (which is where
the problem is likely to be). GetSaveAsFilename (by itself) does not save
files, it merely returns a string containing the path to a file.

Regards,
Vic Eldridge







"msteiert" wrote:

> Vic -
> Thanks for the reply.
> I wasn't too clear before -- the code I posted will give the user a Save As
> prompt in the directory that I want them to save in, which is a server share
> directory, along with a suggested name. They actually insert the addition to
> the name and click the "save" button on the dialog box.
> This happens with the script now -- the user gets the prompt, and clicks
> "save", but the file never shows up. I'm wondering if there is some sort of
> error that the script is blowing through that I'm not checking for -- perhaps
> a timeout.
>
>
> "Vic Eldridge" wrote:
>
> > The code you posted doesn't save anything anywhere. All it does is fill your
> > fileSaveName variable with a path to a file.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Vic Eldridge
> >
> >
> > "msteiert" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello -
> > > I have a user in a remote office that needs to export a file from Excel in
> > > text format to a server in our main office. The macro has worked in the past,
> > > but after setting this up for a new user, we can't get it to work. The macro
> > > seemingly runs correctly, but the file never shows up in the remote
> > > directory. The macro does work from my desk at the main office. The new user
> > > is also able to manually copy a file to the remote directory, so it doesn't
> > > appear to be a permissions issue. The one thing I have noticed, however, is
> > > that the access to the server from the remote office is very slow. Could this
> > > command be timing out? It takes a minute or two for the server directory to
> > > manually appear on the remote user's computer.
> > > Here is the code we are using:
> > > '
> > > ' export text file to desktop
> > >
> > > ChDir "\\sys002sv\Newsroom\DTIImport\MiscCharts"
> > >
> > > fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _
> > > initialFileName:="\\sys002sv\Newsroom\DTIImport\MiscCharts\MS_Bus_Lic",
> > > filefilter:="Text files (*.txt),*.txt")
> > > If fileSaveName <> False Then
> > > MsgBox "Saved File to " & fileSaveName
> > > Else
> > > MsgBox "Save Cancelled!"
> > > End If
> > > End Sub
> > >
> > > thanks for any help - The only ugly workaround I can think of now is to have
> > > the file save to the desktop, then do a manual copy.