[AccessD] Batch printing the .doc files from a folder

Try This: Create a Button on a form call ButPrintAllDocFiles and put this
code behind the form

Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

Private Sub ButPrintWordDocs_Click()
  Call fPrintAllDocFiles
End Sub
Private Function fPrintAllDocFiles()
  ' FileDialog require a Reference to Microsoft Office 11 Object Library
  ' and we also need a reference to Microsoft Word 11 Object Library
  ' in HELP, search under 'system' in the index
  Dim fs, f, f1, fc, sDocs, folderspec As String, iResponse As Integer
  Dim sFN As String
  Dim objWord As Word.Application
  Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  Set objWord = New Word.Application
  folderspec = pfGetSingleFolder("C:\")
  If Len(folderspec) = 0 Then GoTo exithere
  Set f = fs.GetFolder(folderspec)
  Set fc = f.Files
  For Each f1 In fc
    If Right(f1.Name, 4) = ".doc" And Not Left(f1.Name, 1) = "~" Then
      sFN = folderspec & "\" & f1.Name
      ' comment out the next 2 lines for autoprinting and the corresponding
'End If'
      iResponse = MsgBox("Print This File:-" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & sFN,
vbYesNo + vbQuestion, "Print All")
      If iResponse = vbYes Then
        objWord.Documents.Add Template:=sFN, NewTemplate:=False
        objWord.Options.PrintBackground = True
        objWord.ActiveDocument.PrintOut
        objWord.ActiveDocument.Close
      End If
    End If
  Next
exithere:
  Set objWord = Nothing
  MsgBox "Finished"
Exit Function
End Function
Public Function pfGetSingleFolder(Optional strStartFolder As String) As
Variant
    ' FileDialog require a Reference to Microsoft Office 11 Object Library
    On Error GoTo errhandler
    Dim fd As FileDialog
    Set fd = FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
    fd.AllowMultiSelect = False
    fd.Title = "Select a Folder to Auto-Print ALL Word documents in that
Folder"
    fd.ButtonName = "Select Folder"
    fd.InitialFileName = strStartFolder
    fd.Show
    pfGetSingleFolder = fd.SelectedItems.Item(1) ' only 1 allowed
    'MsgBox pfGetSingleFolder
exithere:
    Set fd = Nothing
    Exit Function
errhandler:
    Select Case Err.Number
    Case 5 ' user cancelled
    pfGetSingleFolder = ""
    Case Else
    MsgBox Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description
    End Select
    Resume exithere
End Function

Max Sherman 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Ervin Brindza
Sent: 13 July 2004 13:08
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Batch printing the .doc files from a folder

Mark,
many thanks for the suggestion, but my customer want a single button push
:-( Ervin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mitsules, Mark S. (Newport News)" <Mark.Mitsules at ngc.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: 13 July, 2004 2:02 PM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Batch printing the .doc files from a folder


> Ervin,
>
> The quickest, simplest way I know of is to highlight them all,
right-click,
> and choose print.  They will each open, print, and close automatically.
>
>
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ervin Brindza [mailto:viner at eunet.yu]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 4:47 AM
> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [AccessD] Batch printing the .doc files from a folder
>
>
> Hi,
> there are a plenty of .doc files in a particular folder, and I want to
print
> them without manually opening every single file. I'm interested in VBA 
> or .bat or whatever solution!
> Many TIA's
>     Ervin
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