FP2000: How to Access Most Recently Used List Using VBA

ID: Q230579

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft FrontPage 2000

SUMMARY

The FrontPage object model does not have any built-in functionality to access the Most Recently Used (MRU) list; however, the Office Commandbar object model allows access to the items on this menu from within FrontPage using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

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The following VBA code displays the contents of the MRU list in the Immediate Window in the Visual Basic Editor:

NOTE: To open the Immediate Window, click Immediate Window on the View menu.


Sub PrintMRU
   Dim MyBar As CommandBarControl ' declare MyBar as CommandBarControl
   Dim MyBar2 As CommandBarControl ' declare MyBar2 as CommandBarControl
   Set MyBar = CommandBars.ActiveMenuBar.Controls("File").Controls("Recent W&ebs") 'Sets MyBar as the MRU
   For Each MyBar2 In MyBar.Controls ' This For..Next Loop prints 
      Debug.Print MyBar2.Caption    ' Each Item (MyBar2) in the MRU (MyBar)
   Next MyBar2
End Sub

For more information about using the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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