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We have user manuals (each chapter on a separate file) on a server.
We have printed versions in binders for people to use. I would like to put the name of the file in the footer. The problem is, the FILENAME field puts in the mapped name, eg., I:\ But some people might map it to another drive. So when you are looking at the printed documents, people won't necessarily know where to look. We want to be able to put in the name that you see when you hover the cursor above a hyperlink: \\Server Name\Share Name\the rest of the file name By putting the FILENAME field inside the HYPERLINK field, I got the format I wanted. The problem is that the text is hard-coded to the name of the file when these nested fields are created. If the name of the file is changed, the hyperlink does change. You can see it by holding the cursor over it. But the text that is displayed and printed does not change. Is there some fairly simple way and fast way I can do this. I don't want to use VBA. There are almost 200 documents. It needs to be automatic, that will work after my job ends at the end of this month, and contractors come and go. Thanks. |
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G'Day Patricia,
I would (respectfully) suggest that this is not your problem. If the Sysadmin implements a policy of consistent mapping across the organisation then the issue does not arise. What MIGHT be your problem is bringing this issue to the attention of whoever can do something about it - there will be a host of similar problems across the board if inconsistent mapping is permitted. -- Regards, Pat Garard Melbourne, Australia _______________________ "Patricia Shannon" wrote in message ... We have user manuals (each chapter on a separate file) on a server. We have printed versions in binders for people to use. I would like to put the name of the file in the footer. The problem is, the FILENAME field puts in the mapped name, eg., I:\ But some people might map it to another drive. So when you are looking at the printed documents, people won't necessarily know where to look. We want to be able to put in the name that you see when you hover the cursor above a hyperlink: \\Server Name\Share Name\the rest of the file name By putting the FILENAME field inside the HYPERLINK field, I got the format I wanted. The problem is that the text is hard-coded to the name of the file when these nested fields are created. If the name of the file is changed, the hyperlink does change. You can see it by holding the cursor over it. But the text that is displayed and printed does not change. Is there some fairly simple way and fast way I can do this. I don't want to use VBA. There are almost 200 documents. It needs to be automatic, that will work after my job ends at the end of this month, and contractors come and go. Thanks. |
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I'm just a lowly contractor, hired to do a conversion of a documentation
package whose vendor will be discontining support. I don't have any influence over that kind of thing. To access the shared drive and printers, I had to do the mapping myself. Just finding the right people to take care of a printer problem (print from the mainframe shifted to the left, print from the PC's fine) took hours a couple of days ago, and it's still in the queue waiting to it's turn to be fixed. It took me a month to get a phone on my desk when I came to work. And no, it's not a government job. It's simply a very large company that's highly computer dependent. And as I said, my job will be ending in a few weeks. The conditions here are perfectly ordinary for a big company, or for the government. I'm glad for you that you evidently have had a simpler time at your jobs. "Pat Garard" wrote: G'Day Patricia, I would (respectfully) suggest that this is not your problem. If the Sysadmin implements a policy of consistent mapping across the organisation then the issue does not arise. What MIGHT be your problem is bringing this issue to the attention of whoever can do something about it - there will be a host of similar problems across the board if inconsistent mapping is permitted. -- Regards, Pat Garard Melbourne, Australia _______________________ "Patricia Shannon" wrote in message ... We have user manuals (each chapter on a separate file) on a server. We have printed versions in binders for people to use. I would like to put the name of the file in the footer. The problem is, the FILENAME field puts in the mapped name, eg., I:\ But some people might map it to another drive. So when you are looking at the printed documents, people won't necessarily know where to look. We want to be able to put in the name that you see when you hover the cursor above a hyperlink: \\Server Name\Share Name\the rest of the file name By putting the FILENAME field inside the HYPERLINK field, I got the format I wanted. The problem is that the text is hard-coded to the name of the file when these nested fields are created. If the name of the file is changed, the hyperlink does change. You can see it by holding the cursor over it. But the text that is displayed and printed does not change. Is there some fairly simple way and fast way I can do this. I don't want to use VBA. There are almost 200 documents. It needs to be automatic, that will work after my job ends at the end of this month, and contractors come and go. Thanks. |
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Hi Patricia,
I fully sympathise with your predicament! Nevertheless, a computer-dependant organisation without some form IT Strategic Plan is going to bumble and stumble forever. With such a Plan, and its concomitant Service Level Agreements, Implementation and Integration policies as well as Change Management Procedures, ensures consistency and relevance across the board. High technology is used in many companies - for example complex computer controlled production machinery, where you will find it managed by an experienced Production Manager - not primarily a techo, but with savvy and support. IT needs to support the business goals, crisply, clearly and cleanly. This requires management by an Executive who understands the business AND its dependencies - savvy but not necessarily a techo. Good Luck, and God Speed! -- Regards, Pat Garard Melbourne, Australia _______________________ "Patricia Shannon" wrote in message ... I'm just a lowly contractor, hired to do a conversion of a documentation package whose vendor will be discontining support. I don't have any influence over that kind of thing. To access the shared drive and printers, I had to do the mapping myself. Just finding the right people to take care of a printer problem (print from the mainframe shifted to the left, print from the PC's fine) took hours a couple of days ago, and it's still in the queue waiting to it's turn to be fixed. It took me a month to get a phone on my desk when I came to work. And no, it's not a government job. It's simply a very large company that's highly computer dependent. And as I said, my job will be ending in a few weeks. The conditions here are perfectly ordinary for a big company, or for the government. I'm glad for you that you evidently have had a simpler time at your jobs. "Pat Garard" wrote: G'Day Patricia, I would (respectfully) suggest that this is not your problem. If the Sysadmin implements a policy of consistent mapping across the organisation then the issue does not arise. What MIGHT be your problem is bringing this issue to the attention of whoever can do something about it - there will be a host of similar problems across the board if inconsistent mapping is permitted. -- Regards, Pat Garard Melbourne, Australia _______________________ "Patricia Shannon" wrote in message ... We have user manuals (each chapter on a separate file) on a server. We have printed versions in binders for people to use. I would like to put the name of the file in the footer. The problem is, the FILENAME field puts in the mapped name, eg., I:\ But some people might map it to another drive. So when you are looking at the printed documents, people won't necessarily know where to look. We want to be able to put in the name that you see when you hover the cursor above a hyperlink: \\Server Name\Share Name\the rest of the file name By putting the FILENAME field inside the HYPERLINK field, I got the format I wanted. The problem is that the text is hard-coded to the name of the file when these nested fields are created. If the name of the file is changed, the hyperlink does change. You can see it by holding the cursor over it. But the text that is displayed and printed does not change. Is there some fairly simple way and fast way I can do this. I don't want to use VBA. There are almost 200 documents. It needs to be automatic, that will work after my job ends at the end of this month, and contractors come and go. Thanks. |
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I found it. The ShareName property gives both the server name and share name:
\\ServerName\ShareName which is exactly what I wanted. eg. Dim Fso Dim Drv Set Fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Drv = Fso.GetDriveName("I:\CIS") Debug.Print "Drv="; Drv ' Debug.Print "Path="; ActiveDocument.Path Set Drv = Fso.getdrive(Fso.GetDriveName(ActiveDocument.Path) ) Debug.Print "Drive="; Drv Debug.Print "Vol name="; Drv.volumename Debug.Print "ShareName="; Drv.sharename "Patricia Shannon" wrote: We have user manuals (each chapter on a separate file) on a server. We have printed versions in binders for people to use. I would like to put the name of the file in the footer. The problem is, the FILENAME field puts in the mapped name, eg., I:\ But some people might map it to another drive. So when you are looking at the printed documents, people won't necessarily know where to look. We want to be able to put in the name that you see when you hover the cursor above a hyperlink: \\Server Name\Share Name\the rest of the file name By putting the FILENAME field inside the HYPERLINK field, I got the format I wanted. The problem is that the text is hard-coded to the name of the file when these nested fields are created. If the name of the file is changed, the hyperlink does change. You can see it by holding the cursor over it. But the text that is displayed and printed does not change. Is there some fairly simple way and fast way I can do this. I don't want to use VBA. There are almost 200 documents. It needs to be automatic, that will work after my job ends at the end of this month, and contractors come and go. Thanks. |
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