Re: Fields?

Have you set the proper ADO references as described in the article?

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"Tom Brown" <Burner2NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Charles,
>
> I don't even know how to "mess about" with Design Mode or Controls
Toolbox!
> <g>
>
> It looks like I am in it but I don't know how since all I did was open the
> Word document. I just downloaded that sample from Dian Chapman and
unzipped
> it into the specified directory. It included a Word document and also a
> small Access database including one table to store the data entered into
the
> form.
>
> All the things I described were there when I opened the Word Document. I
> was able to enter data into the fields, but then when I click on the
"Update
> New" command button, instead of writing the data to the database, it just
> focused on the button with the resizing buttons showing. Unfortunately,
> I've been messing with it all day, I'm running out of time, and I'm still
> stuck.
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer,
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> "Charles Kenyon" <msnewsgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message news:O7IgoME0FHA.1264@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Unless you need to, you shouldn't be messing about with Design Mode or
the
> > Controls Toolbox! Stick to the forms toolbar unless it won't do what you
> > need.
> > --
> > Charles Kenyon
> >
> > Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
> >
> > Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
> > Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
> >
> > See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
> > --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> > This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> > and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> > from my ignorance and your wisdom.
> >
> > "Tom Brown" <Burner2NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:uoeVVCE0FHA.3188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Charles,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the help. This looks like just the ticket .... almost.
> >> Although I have not delved too deeply into it yet, it looks like what I
> >> need. But, I have gotten stuck almost at the beginning. I downloaded a
> >> zipfile with the sample form from
> >> http://www.mousetrax.com/pub/FormsFive.zip and I have some problem
with
> >> it.
> >>
> >> I can enter data (first name, last name, etc) in the fields but when I
> >> click on the Update New command button, it just focuses on it and shows
> >> me the eight black squares that allows me to resize the button. In
other
> >> words, it looks like it is in the Edit/Design mode and I am not able to
> >> get it to function (write my data to the Access table) correctly.
While
> >> it is open in Word, I have checked and the document is Protected.
> >>
> >> Again, any help will be appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Tom
> >>
> >> "Charles Kenyon" <msnewsgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> >> message news:%23Jkf3B3zFHA.3924@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>> What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check
> >>> this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at
> >>> http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or
> >>> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/FillinTheBlanks.htm especially
> >>> Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at
> >>> http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/LinesInForms.htm.
> >>>
> >>> Hope this helps,
> >>> --
> >>>
> >>> Charles Kenyon
> >>>
> >>> Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word
> >>>
> >>> Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
> >>> Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide
> >>>
> >>> See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
> >>> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> >>> This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies
> >>> and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn
> >>> from my ignorance and your wisdom.
> >>> "Tom Brown" <Burner2NOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>> news:u3Drxg2zFHA.3256@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>>
> >>>> Forgive me if I am posting to the wrong newsgroup.
> >>>>
> >>>> I need to have a method (Template maybe?) that I can insert fields
> >>>> into. I
> >>>> would email this document to others and ask them to fill in the
> >>>> required
> >>>> fields. I hope they could just create a document from the template
and
> >>>> when
> >>>> it opens, it will show gray boxes that allows them to enter the data
> >>>> (name,
> >>>> address, etc). I know I have seen this somewhere before but I can't
> >>>> seem to
> >>>> get it going.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any suggestions? Any help will be appreciated.
> >>>>
> >>>> TIA,
> >>>>
> >>>> Tom
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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