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Q162399: WD97: Unexpected Name in "File Name" Box After Macro Change

Article: Q162399
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Visual Basic for Applications BuiltInDocumentProperties
property and the wdPropertyTitle constant in a macro to alter the title of a
document, as in the following example,

     ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties(wdPropertyTitle) = "My Title"

and you then save the document, you may not receive the results you expect.
Specifically, the name suggested in the Save As dialog box (in the File Name
box) will reflect a name other than the name in the Title box in the Properties
dialog box (on the File menu, click Properties).

NOTE: This problem does not occur if you manually change the value in the Title
box in the Properties dialog box. In this case, the Save As dialog box suggests
the title of the document for the file name.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the document you are working with is based on a custom
template that has a title.

WORKAROUND
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The following example Visual Basic for Applications routine uses the Dialogs
Collection to work around this problem:

     Sub SetDocTitle()
        With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSummaryInfo)
           .Title = "My Title"
           .Execute
        End With
     End Sub

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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When you save a new document, Word checks to see whether the document has a
title. If it does, Word will suggest that title for the file name. By default,
Word sets the title for a document equal to the title of the template that the
document is based on. So, if the template has a title, Word uses that title for
the suggested file name.

If you programmatically change the title of the new document, the change will
occur as expected in the Properties dialog box; however, when you choose either
Save or Save As (on the File Menu), Word continues to suggest the title of the
template.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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