Re: Why must I click in document to force Word status bar to reset after running macros?

G'day "Karen Walker" <terryandkaren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,

Make a copy of the project. Strip out as much code as possible whilst
still duplicating the problem. Post the problem code. My first guess
would be to ensure all your exit points (ideally just one yeah) do a
Updating=True before handing back.

Also ensure you manually destroy objects

Set MyObject = Nothing


Steve Hudson - Word Heretic

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Without prejudice


Karen Walker reckoned:

>I have several toolbar macros located in a Word 2003 global template. The
>macros call a COM DLL to launch specific document templates with automation.
>The VB6 DLL contains all the code and userforms to launch a new document
>based on the template, present the user with a dialog box, etc.
>
>After I run the main macro and return to the document, I sometime have to
>click within the document for it to regain focus. This also causes the
>status bar to reset so the page number, etc. appears (status bar is blank
>until I click in the document).
>
>The code in the DLL is very careful to handle ScreenUpdating and StatusBar
>as it goes along, so I don't think the problem lies in how I am setting
>those. Also I have tried using Doc.Activate at the last step of the main
>function in the DLL, but it doesn't seem to have any effect in this
>scenario.
>
>Another strange thing is that after I have clicked in the document, if I
>then want to re-run the macro I need to click twice on the Word toolbar
>button to run it (it's as though the first click is activating the window
>containing the command bar). Also when I next run the userform and click on
>a control, I may have to click twice because the first click is apparently
>activating the form.
>
>There seems to be a tug-of-war going on between the active document window
>and my DLL app. What am I doing wrong and is there a good way to ensure the
>focus is being correctly set?
>
>Thanks
>k.
>

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