WD97: VBA Macro to Print All Documents Found in a FolderLast reviewed: February 11, 1998Article ID: Q180512 |
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SUMMARYThis article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that can be used to print all documents found in a folder.
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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspThis example prints all the documents in the current folder. The Dir function is used to return all file names that have the .doc file name extension.
Sub PrintDocsInFolder() Dim MyDir As String Dim aDoc As String ' Enter the path to obtain files from here. MyDir = "C:\My Documents\" ' To search for documents with a particular extension, enter ' it here. For example, to return text files, "*.TXT", change ' the following from "*.DOC" to "*.TXT". aDoc = Dir(MyDir & "*.DOC") While aDoc <> "" ' Print the file. Application.PrintOut FileName:=aDoc ' Get next file name. aDoc = Dir() Wend End sub REFERENCESFor more information about the Dir function, click the Office Assistant, type "Dir," click Search, and then click to view "Dir Function." NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q120802 TITLE : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or ComponentFor information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q107687 TITLE : Macro to Print All Documents in a DirectoryFor more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q163435 TITLE : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications |
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