WD98: How to Pass a Parameter to a Macro Using Automation

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1. Open the document or template containing the macro you are calling.
2. Press OPTION+F11 to open the Word Visual Basic for Applications Editor.
3. Select the macro you want to move or copy.
4. On the Edit menu click Copy to copy your macro or click Cut to move your macro.
5. In the Project Explorer, double-click the document or template project to view "Microsoft Word Objects."
6. Double-click "Microsoft Word Objects," and then double-click "ThisDocument."
7. Click in the "ThisDocument" code window.
8. On the Edit menu click Paste to paste your code into the ThisDocument Object module. For example, if the following macro existed in Word, paste it into the ThisDocument Object module:

         Sub MyWordMacro(strPassedParam As String)
            MsgBox strPassedParam
         End Sub
   						

Accessing Your Word Macro by Directly Opening a Document or Template

     Sub AutomateWord_OpenDoc()
      Dim wrdApp As Object
      Dim wrdDoc As Object
      Dim strFileName As String
      Set wrdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

      On Error GoTo DocError

      ' Replace the following example string value with the path and
      ' file name of the document or template containing your macro.
      strFileName = "<Path and Filename of document or template>"

      ' Open the document or template and set a variable equal to the
      ' document or template.
      Set wrdDoc = wrdApp.Documents.Open(strFileName)

      ' Run the macro. (Replace "MyWordMacro" with the name of your macro.)
      wrdDoc.MyWordMacro ("This is a test.")

   DocError:
      If Err.Number <> 0 Then Msgbox Err.Description

      ' Quit this instance of Word.
      wrdApp.Quit

      ' Clear variable memory.
      Set wrdApp = Nothing
      Set wrdDoc = Nothing

   End Sub
				

Accessing a Document Based on the Template Containing Your Macro

Sub AutomateWord_OpenDoc()
      Dim wrdApp As Object
      Dim wrdDoc As Object
      Dim strFileName As String
      Set wrdApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

      On Error GoTo DocError

      ' Replace the following example string value with the path and
      ' file name of the template containing your macro.
      strFileName = "<Path and Filename of template>"

      ' Open the document and set a variable equal to a new blank
      ' document and its underlying template.
      Set wrdDoc = wrdApp.Documents.Add(strFileName)

      ' Run the macro. (Replace "MyWordMacro" with the name of your macro.)
      wrdDoc.MyWordMacro ("This is a test.")

   DocError:
      If Err.Number <> 0 Then Msgbox Err.Description

      ' Quit this instance of Word.
      wrdApp.Quit

      ' Clear variable memory.
      Set wrdApp = Nothing
      Set wrdDoc = Nothing

   End Sub