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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=940541715-13032003>I have
been playing around with the dialog to Save the file to a specified folder.
Tell me if anyone thinks this will work...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940541715-13032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=940541715-13032003>Use
the Open file dialog so the user can select the file they need to attach. Then
the Save dialog box opens to the directory & folder where the
attachment needs to be saved.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940541715-13032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=940541715-13032003>Once
they save the file it places the file name in the field 'attachments' which is a
hyperlink field.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940541715-13032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=940541715-13032003>Now,
the problem... (there's always a catch)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940541715-13032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=940541715-13032003>How do
I make the Save dialog box actually "Save" the file?! </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940541715-13032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=940541715-13032003>The
Save dialog opens, and places the file name in the attachments field, but it
does not Save the file to the folder & directory.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940541715-13032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=940541715-13032003>Virginia</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Wortz, Charles
[mailto:CWortz@tea.state.tx.us]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 12, 2003 1:38
PM<BR><B>To:</B> accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [AccessD]
Adding Attachments<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><SPAN class=803403419-12032003><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Virginia,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803403419-12032003><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=803403419-12032003><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>If I was doing
it I would add code that checks the path name and reject all path names that
start with a drive letter and only accept UNC path names. Thus, the only
drives on their computers that pass are shared drives.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><B><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Charles
Wortz</FONT></B></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>Software Development Division</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN
lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Texas Education Agency</FONT></SPAN>
<BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>1701 N. Congress
Ave</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial>Austin,
TX 78701-1494</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>512-463-9493</FONT></SPAN> <BR><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff
face=Arial>CWortz@tea.state.tx.us</FONT></SPAN> </P>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr lang=en-us><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Hollis,Virginia
[mailto:HollisVJ@pgdp.usec.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday 2003 Mar 12
13:16<BR><B>To:</B> 'accessd@databaseadvisors.com'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[AccessD] Adding Attachments<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=930540919-12032003>Is
there a way to have the attachment saved (moved?) to a common network drive,
or the directory the database is stored?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=930540919-12032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=930540919-12032003>I
got to thinking, there will be the user that will attach a file that is stored
on their computer, which obviously will make it unavailable to everyone that
needs the attachment.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=930540919-12032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=930540919-12032003>Virginia</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=930540919-12032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=930540919-12032003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Arthur Fuller
[mailto:artful@rogers.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 12, 2003 7:09
AM<BR><B>To:</B> accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE:
[AccessD] Adding Attachments<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On my forms I have
the text field beside a little button whose text is just 3 dots. The OnClick
fires the code I posted. The user navigates to a file and selects ok, then
the code plugs the complete filename into the text field (in this case
BigImagePath).</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of
</SPAN></B>Hollis,Virginia<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> March 11, 2003 12:34
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
'accessd@databaseadvisors.com'<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [AccessD] Adding
Attachments</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=blue face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Ok, I
found Sub TestGetFileName() in ADH.</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=blue face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">You
mentioned posting the results to a control. Do I need to have a button on
the form that opens the GetFileName? Then what transfers this file name to
the field?</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=blue face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Virginia</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm; MARGIN-TOP: 5pt"><P
class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0cm"><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Arthur
Fuller [mailto:artful@rogers.com]<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:20
AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> RE: [AccessD] Adding
Attachments</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">You
don’t need to use URLs if you don’t want to. I use code from ADH that
calls the Windows API to open the GetFile dialog, then posts the result to
a control on my form, like so:</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
With Me</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
.BigImagePath = ahtCommonFileOpenSave()</SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
End With</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">To
cohere to the licensing I cannot post said function or its API
declaration. Of course I could change all the variable names and the
function name and claim it as my own work, which is how I learned to
program, but now that I’m an old fart I don’t do that any
more.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(Fuller’s Law #3:
You start out a Young Turk and before you know it you’re an Old
Fart.)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The
function called above returns an absolute path, but given same and
knowledge of the app directory, it’s a simple matter to replace the app
path with a relative reference. The Replace function does it in one
line:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">
Replace( strExp as String, strFind as String, strReplace as String
)</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">HTH,</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"><FONT color=navy face=Arial
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