[AccessD] Relative reference to Word document?

Aha!
Thanks

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
231-322-2787

On 8/22/2013 2:47 PM, Arthur Fuller wrote:
> Tina,
>
> Use the CurDir() function to obtain the name of the current directory.
>
> Arthur
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Tina Norris Fields <
> tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have a little membership and donors database for my local Habitat
>> office.  There is an acknowledgement letter that goes out to donors on a
>> periodic basis, thanking them for their donation and recognizing any
>> particular designation - so, it's a form letter whose data source is a
>> table created by a query that pulls the data for a given deposit date.
>>
>> In the database, I have a little form with instructions to the user to set
>> the date, click the button to make the list of donors, click the button to
>> launch Word and open the acknowledgement form letter, and after the merge
>> is completed and the user returns to the Access form, another button to
>> close the form.
>>
>> ==============================**==============================**
>> =============
>> The event procedure to get the form letter looks like this:
>>
>> Private Sub btnContribAcknowledgeLtr_**Click()
>> On Error GoTo Err_btnContribAcknowledgeLtr_**Click
>>
>>      Call RunApp("V:\Admin Asst\Access\HFHV11_Files\**TinaDonationTestLtr2.doc",
>> 1)
>>
>> Exit_btnContribAcknowledgeLtr_**Click:
>>      Exit Sub
>>
>> Err_btnContribAcknowledgeLtr_**Click:
>>      MsgBox Err.Description
>>      Resume Exit_btnContribAcknowledgeLtr_**Click
>>
>> End Sub
>> ==============================**==============================**
>> =============
>>
>> As you see, the RunApp call uses an absolute reference to the location of
>> the form letter.
>>
>> Every so often, somebody moves the database directory to a different
>> folder and the path gets lost.  What I want to do is place the form letter
>> in the same folder as the database and use a relative reference, but, so
>> far I have been unable to do that.  It seems so simple, but I'm not
>> succeeding.
>>
>> Oh, yeah - history.  This database was first developed in Access 97, then
>> converted for A2003, then A2007, and now the office is updating to A2013.
>>   I've already discovered that all my nice calendar controls got broken and
>> I'm reconfiguring my forms to use the textbox date picker.  But, I just
>> know there must be references and other goodies that are also broken.  I'll
>> appreciate any help you guys are able and willing to provide.
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>> TNF
>>
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>> 231-322-2787
>>
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