Editing Word Doc using Excel VBA

newtotheforum2019

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Hi,

New to VBA so please bear with me. I want to create Excel VBA code that asks the user to open a pre-existing Word document with text form fields and input existing Excel data in these form fields. I currently have code that writes the Excel data into the Word text form field, but am lost as to converting the "Set wd= wdApp.Documents.Open("FilePath") line into a dialog box. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks.


Sub NewMacro()

Dim wdApp As Object, wd As Object, ac As Long, ws As Worksheet
Set ws = Sheets("Tables")

On Error Resume Next

Set wdApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Set wdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
End If
On Error GoTo 0

Set wd = wdApp.Documents.Open("C:\Test\Test.docx")
wdApp.Visible = True

With wd
.FormFields("CustomerName").Result = ws.Range("D4").Value

End With
Set wd = Nothing
Set wdApp = Nothing
End Sub
 

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Try this

VBA Code:
Sub NewMacro()
  
  Dim wdApp As Object, wd As Object, ac As Long, ws As Worksheet
  Set ws = Sheets("Tables")
  
  On Error Resume Next
  Set wdApp = GetObject(, "Word.Application")
  If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    Set wdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
  End If
  On Error GoTo 0
  
  With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
    .Title = "Select doc file"
    .Filters.Clear
    .Filters.Add "Docs files", "*.doc*"
    .AllowMultiSelect = False
    .InitialFileName = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\"
    If .Show Then
      Set wd = wdApp.Documents.Open(.SelectedItems.Item(1))
      wdApp.Visible = True
    Else
      Exit Sub
    End If
  End With
  
  With wd
    .FormFields("CustomerName").Result = ws.Range("D4").Value
  End With
  Set wd = Nothing
  Set wdApp = Nothing
End Sub
 
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