Word Form.Show from a different module

[nashcom]

I've created a form in a global template (in the Word Startup folder). The template has the following 'modules'

GlobalPrinterControl (ie the template name)
   Forms
      PrintCopySelectForm

I want to call the form from another template using a FilePrint routine. I've tried:

Sub FilePrint()
   PrintCopySelectForm.Show
End Sub

also

Sub FilePrint()
   GlobalPrinterControl.PrintCopySelectForm.Show
End Sub

and

Sub FilePrint()
   GlobalPrinterControl.Forms.PrintCopySelectForm.Show
End Sub

I get a "Run-Time Error 424 - Object required error"

What is the correct method to display the form?

I've made sure that the GlobalPrinterControl is being loaded as a Template/Add-In. Do I need to define it as 'Global' in any way?

Thanks

David

 

[nashcom]

I don't know if it's a long-winded way of going about it, but I managed to make it work by creating a new module in the GlobalPrinterControl template with the following code

Global Sub PrintCopySelectFormShow()
   PrintCopySelectForm.Show
End Sub

and then in the FilePrint routine in the other template I put:

Sub FilePrint()
   Application.Run MacroName:="PrintCopySelectFormShow"
End Sub

This puts the processing back to GlobalPrinterControl. Is this the 'best' way of doing it, or is what I was trying to achieve with my first posting the better?

One other question - this obviously works from the Word File/Print menu option, but is there a way to execute this code when the user clicks on the 'Print' option on the Word Toolbar?

 

[fumei]

1. You are correct. You can not access an object directly in another project (as in object.Show), but you CAN access a macro that does that. Which is what you did with the macro you put together.

2. Yes. The Print button is fired by the Sub FilePrintDefault. Just write a new one like:

Sub FilePrintDefault()
   Application.Run MacroName:="PrintCopySelectFormShow"
End Sub

Gerry

 

[nashcom]

Thanks again, Gerry!