Modules & VBA :: Set Filename / Location In Save As Dialog
May 7, 2015
The code below sets my printer to "Cute PDF writer" and then opens a report in print view, which creates a PDF version of my report. So far so good. But just before the last step, it brings up the Save As dialog box, asking for a filename and location.
Three points are important:I always want to call the PDF document "Specialty Report".I always want to save it to C:Documents and Settings80435 Desktop. I always want to overwrite the previous version.
Is there some code I can insert that would achieve this automatically with no further user interaction i.e. user clicks a button and the PDF file is created/overwritten?
Code:
'Produce the report
Dim defPrinter As String, NewPrinter As Printer
defPrinter = Application.Printer.DeviceName 'Get the default printer name
Set NewPrinter = Application.Printers("CutePDF Writer") 'Create a new printer object
Set Application.Printer = NewPrinter 'Set the default printer to the new printer
DoCmd.OpenReport "Specialty Report", acViewPrint 'Open the report in print view (which will PDF it)
Set NewPrinter = Application.Printers(defPrinter) 'Reset the printer back to the default printer
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Feb 12, 2014
So I have this relatively simple problem: I need to create a button that once clicked will open the Save As dialog box and allow the user to save a copy of the current database where he wishes. The filename should contain todays date in DDMM format along with some pre-set text e.g. DDMM PresetText.
I am using Access 2010.
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I need code for save dialog file ,and select the file from textbox and save it to the selected location.i have only this code and i dont know what else i can do with this because it just opens the save file dialog !
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Is it possible to create a button that automatically saves a report as .pdf? And automatically generates the filename.
Like 0810-544 (0810 is the date and 544 is the ID from the form.)
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I have a question that I have a Microsoft Access database (.accdb) front-end/backend split and I want to give the database to my company client. As we have the different path for the backend/frontend linked. I want some code that will popup if the database location is not found and popup with the dialog so the user then select the backend and it would be ready and there is no need to popup each time the database open, it would run once it did not find the last linked path.
Also I have tried the code of Dev Ashish URL.... but unfortunately it would ask everytime to refresh the table links and I only want to run the process of linking tables when the database start and the linked path not found.
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I wish to export a report to excel, but I wish to prompt the user to be able to choose where to save the file at. How can I have the "Save As" dialog box pop up, with the filter set to "*.xls"?
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The database I'm working on stores label images, or better stated, it stores file paths where the label images are stored. These paths are used in reports and forms to view the label images within the database. What I'd like to do is to create a "save" or "email" button that will allow the user to select a location to save just a copy of the image in jpg format. I realize that it is possible to imbed the jpg image into a report and export it as a pdf. What I'd really like to do is find a way to save the image (perhaps by copying it from the path in the database and simply relocating it) and preserve the jpg extension if that is possible.
I am also aware that there are third party applications that will convert pdf reports into jpg files however network restrictions keep me pretty limited in my ability to download third party software.
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Is there anyway to choice where the dialog box from my queries will pop up on my forms?
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Hi everyone,
I have a client I'm currently working for that has dumped Access on me. I'm not originally here for Access and am sort of learning as I go along (I'm here to setup, run, and maintain servers, etc.)
The problem is they have a large contact database in Access, and want the forms to pop up a dialog asking if data changes are okay before actually updating. I know that Access normally just does the change, but there is an issue with someone that doesn't understand computers at all making a mess of it (adding in one client 15 times, each with one different piece of information, erasing things in an attempt to search, etc, etc.)
I've been going all over the place trying to research the issue for hours and have had no luck finding a solution. Any help would be beyond appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help!
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I have a problem. This problem is that when I generate the report, I want to show a save file dialog box. How can I do this and and retrict the files show to only "*.pdf" files. I tried it as follow:
Private Sub SaveFile_Click()
Set FDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs)
With FDialog
.Filters.Add "Acrobat Files", "*.pdf" .Show
End With
End Sub
error is araised when executing .Filters.Add "Acrobat Files", "*.pdf": Object doesnt support property or method.
ALSO How can I pick the path the user selected?
Thanks
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Hi every body . I found this code that supposed to allow me browse for .mdb file
and select it. But unfortunely i could not set it up. could an expert help me set this up
in access 2000. Furthermore how i can refrence the loaded .mdb file when ever i want to use
it instead of current db in vba.Thanks
Code:***************** Code Start **************'This code was originally written by Ken Getz.'It is not to be altered or distributed,'except as part of an application.'You are free to use it in any application,'provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.'' Code courtesy of:' Microsoft Access 95 How-To' Ken Getz and Paul Litwin' Waite Group Press, 1996Type tagOPENFILENAME lStructSize As Long hwndOwner As Long hInstance As Long strFilter As String strCustomFilter As String nMaxCustFilter As Long nFilterIndex As Long strFile As String nMaxFile As Long strFileTitle As String nMaxFileTitle As Long strInitialDir As String strTitle As String Flags As Long nFileOffset As Integer nFileExtension As Integer strDefExt As String lCustData As Long lpfnHook As Long lpTemplateName As StringEnd TypeDeclare Function aht_apiGetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _ Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As BooleanDeclare Function aht_apiGetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _ Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As BooleanDeclare Function CommDlgExtendedError Lib "comdlg32.dll" () As LongGlobal Const ahtOFN_READONLY = &H1Global Const ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT = &H2Global Const ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY = &H4Global Const ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR = &H8Global Const ahtOFN_SHOWHELP = &H10' You won't use these.'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLEHOOK = &H20'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATE = &H40'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATEHANDLE = &H80Global Const ahtOFN_NOVALIDATE = &H100Global Const ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT = &H200Global Const ahtOFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT = &H400Global Const ahtOFN_PATHMUSTEXIST = &H800Global Const ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST = &H1000Global Const ahtOFN_CREATEPROMPT = &H2000Global Const ahtOFN_SHAREAWARE = &H4000Global Const ahtOFN_NOREADONLYRETURN = &H8000Global Const ahtOFN_NOTESTFILECREATE = &H10000Global Const ahtOFN_NONETWORKBUTTON = &H20000Global Const ahtOFN_NOLONGNAMES = &H40000' New for Windows 95Global Const ahtOFN_EXPLORER = &H80000Global Const ahtOFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS = &H100000Global Const ahtOFN_LONGNAMES = &H200000Function TestIt() Dim strFilter As String Dim lngFlags As Long strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Access Files (*.mda, *.mdb)", _ "*.MDA;*.MDB") strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "dBASE Files (*.dbf)", "*.DBF") strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text Files (*.txt)", "*.TXT") strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "All Files (*.*)", "*.*") MsgBox "You selected: " & ahtCommonFileOpenSave(InitialDir:="C:", _ Filter:=strFilter, FilterIndex:=3, Flags:=lngFlags, _ DialogTitle:="Hello! Open Me!") ' Since you passed in a variable for lngFlags, ' the function places the output flags value in the variable. Debug.Print Hex(lngFlags)End FunctionFunction GetOpenFile(Optional varDirectory As Variant, _ Optional varTitleForDialog As Variant) As Variant' Here's an example that gets an Access database name.Dim strFilter As StringDim lngFlags As LongDim varFileName As Variant' Specify that the chosen file must already exist,' don't change directories when you're done' Also, don't bother displaying' the read-only box. It'll only confuse people. lngFlags = ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST Or _ ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR If IsMissing(varDirectory) Then varDirectory = "" End If If IsMissing(varTitleForDialog) Then varTitleForDialog = "" End If ' Define the filter string and allocate space in the "c" ' string Duplicate this line with changes as necessary for ' more file templates. strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _ "Access (*.mdb)", "*.MDB;*.MDA") ' Now actually call to get the file name. varFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _ OpenFile:=True, _ InitialDir:=varDirectory, _ Filter:=strFilter, _ Flags:=lngFlags, _ DialogTitle:=varTitleForDialog) If Not IsNull(varFileName) Then varFileName = TrimNull(varFileName) End If GetOpenFile = varFileNameEnd FunctionFunction ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _ Optional ByRef Flags As Variant, _ Optional ByVal InitialDir As Variant, _ Optional ByVal Filter As Variant, _ Optional ByVal FilterIndex As Variant, _ Optional ByVal DefaultExt As Variant, _ Optional ByVal FileName As Variant, _ Optional ByVal DialogTitle As Variant, _ Optional ByVal hwnd As Variant, _ Optional ByVal OpenFile As Variant) As Variant' This is the entry point you'll use to call the common' file open/save dialog. The parameters are listed' below, and all are optional.'' In:' Flags: one or more of the ahtOFN_* constants, OR'd together.' InitialDir: the directory in which to first look' Filter: a set of file filters, set up by calling' AddFilterItem. See examples.' FilterIndex: 1-based integer indicating which filter' set to use, by default (1 if unspecified)' DefaultExt: Extension to use if the user doesn't enter one.' Only useful on file saves.' FileName: Default value for the file name text box.' DialogTitle: Title for the dialog.' hWnd: parent window handle' OpenFile: Boolean(True=Open File/False=Save As)' Out:' Return Value: Either Null or the selected filenameDim OFN As tagOPENFILENAMEDim strFileName As StringDim strFileTitle As StringDim fResult As Boolean ' Give the dialog a caption title. If IsMissing(InitialDir) Then InitialDir = CurDir If IsMissing(Filter) Then Filter = "" If IsMissing(FilterIndex) Then FilterIndex = 1 If IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = 0& If IsMissing(DefaultExt) Then DefaultExt = "" If IsMissing(FileName) Then FileName = "" If IsMissing(DialogTitle) Then DialogTitle = "" If IsMissing(hwnd) Then hwnd = Application.hWndAccessApp If IsMissing(OpenFile) Then OpenFile = True ' Allocate string space for the returned strings. strFileName = Left(FileName & String(256, 0), 256) strFileTitle = String(256, 0) ' Set up the data structure before you call the function With OFN .lStructSize = Len(OFN) .hwndOwner = hwnd .strFilter = Filter .nFilterIndex = FilterIndex .strFile = strFileName .nMaxFile = Len(strFileName) .strFileTitle = strFileTitle .nMaxFileTitle = Len(strFileTitle) .strTitle = DialogTitle .Flags = Flags .strDefExt = DefaultExt .strInitialDir = InitialDir ' Didn't think most people would want to deal with ' these options. .hInstance = 0 '.strCustomFilter = "" '.nMaxCustFilter = 0 .lpfnHook = 0 'New for NT 4.0 .strCustomFilter = String(255, 0) .nMaxCustFilter = 255 End With ' This will pass the desired data structure to the ' Windows API, which will in turn it uses to display ' the Open/Save As Dialog. If OpenFile Then fResult = aht_apiGetOpenFileName(OFN) Else fResult = aht_apiGetSaveFileName(OFN) End If ' The function call filled in the strFileTitle member ' of the structure. You'll have to write special code ' to retrieve that if you're interested. If fResult Then ' You might care to check the Flags member of the ' structure to get information about the chosen file. ' In this example, if you bothered to pass in a ' value for Flags, we'll fill it in with the outgoing ' Flags value. If Not IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = OFN.Flags ahtCommonFileOpenSave = TrimNull(OFN.strFile) Else ahtCommonFileOpenSave = vbNullString End IfEnd FunctionFunction ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter As String, _ strDescription As String, Optional varItem As Variant) As String' Tack a new chunk onto the file filter.' That is, take the old value, stick onto it the description,' (like "Databases"), a null character, the skeleton' (like "*.mdb;*.mda") and a final null character. If IsMissing(varItem) Then varItem = "*.*" ahtAddFilterItem = strFilter & _ strDescription & vbNullChar & _ varItem & vbNullCharEnd FunctionPrivate Function TrimNull(ByVal strItem As String) As StringDim intPos As Integer intPos = InStr(strItem, vbNullChar) If intPos > 0 Then TrimNull = Left(strItem, intPos - 1) Else TrimNull = strItem End IfEnd Function'************** Code End *****************
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Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Function PrintToPDF(SrcFile As String)
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