[AccessD] Word Automation

[rocky smolin]

I think I'm going to try to convince the client that this is bass-avkward.
They should be doing the data entry in an Access form and THEN print out the
work order if they need to. Now, they're filling out the word doc form,
printing it, and entering that into the database.  So the data is being
entered twice.  And I'm not sure what happens to the hard copy, but he told
me they're not saving the word doc form under a unique identifier on the HD.

r

-----Original Message-----
From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Susan Harkins
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 7:05 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Word Automation

I've worked with forms and Access before and I don't remember having this
problem. I'm perplexed. 

I suppose Rocky, you could write a quick loop that resets all the bookmarks
at the beginning of each entry session. Seems easier than trying to come up
with a new strategy. 

Susan H. 


Rocky,
I think the issue as you describe it is dealt with here:

https://wordribbon.tips.net/T007875_Protecting_Bookmarks

/borge

On Thu, 18 Jun 2020 at 1:43 pm, rocky smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Dear List:
> This is a word automation problem in reverse.  Instead of pushing data 
> onto a word form, the user , using a form they've used for a long 
> time, wants the Access DB to get the info from the word form.
>
> Their process is that the person taking an order fills out the form, 
> prints it and passes it to the person entering it into the DB. (Yes, I 
> know they shouldn't do it that way.) The form already had text form 
> fields for all the fields which I bookmarked to the fields in a table.
>
> The problem is that when one of the fields has data entered into it. 
> The bookmark disappears, so that when my program tries to find the 
> bookmark to get the data in the document's field, the bookmark is missing.
>
> Which means I'm also missing something.  How can one preserve the 
> bookmark after data has been entered into the document's field?
>
> MTIA
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
> 760-683-5777
> Please note new email address: rockysmolin2 at gmail.com
>
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