i have a list of many organizations, each org. has lists of hundreds of people, each person has a scan'd document in that organizations folder, now i have a btn on my app that opens the org folder, and the user is searching for that person, but the user wants the btn to open windows explorer automatically searching a person.
i found this code:
Shell("c:\Windows\explorer.exe ""search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results&crumb=System.Generic.String%3A" & <variable> & "&crumb=location:<your search location>%", vbNormalFocus)
but windows raises the folowing error:
Windows Cant find ". Check if spaled correctly...
any suggestions ?
I'm Adding here my code:
Private Sub cmdView_Click()
Dim strPath As String
strPath = CurrentProject.Path & "\Scans\" & DLookup("OrgName", "tblOrganizations", "ID=" & Me.OrgID)
'Shell "C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe """ & strPath & "", vbNormalFocus
Call Shell("c:\Windows\explorer.exe ""search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results&crumb=System.Generic.String%3A" & Me.Phone & "&crumb=location:" & strPath & "%""", vbNormalFocus)
End Sub
Here is a simple solution, using only a common batch (.bat) file, which anyone can make using only notepad.exe:
:: Text to search for
SET name=Winamp
:: Directory to search in
SET dir=C:\Program Files (x86)
:: ** Command Line **
C:\Windows\Explorer.exe "search-ms:displayname=Search Results in %dir%&crumb=System.Generic.String:%name%&crumb=location:%dir%"
Notes -
The text to search for can be the full name, or just part of the name, of the file or directory to be searched for.
The search is NOT case sensitive, but will match a mixture of uppercase and lowercase.
The function will search the specified directory and all subdirectories of it.
Shell("c:\Windows\explorer.exe ""search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results&crumb=System.Generic.String%3A" & <variable> & "&crumb=location:<your search location>%""", vbNormalFocus)
This should fix it, as parakmiakos said, you missed a double (triple due to being a string) quote.
string folder = Uri.EscapeDataString(#"C:\");
string file = "size:huge";
string uri = "search:query=" + file + "&crumb=location:" + folder;
var files = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo(uri));
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I have a code to create folder or open folder if exist which works completely fine.
Now my only problem is that there can be 3 users of this database and the 3 users has individual parent folder path. They all use and share all the folders in the parent folder and has the same parent folder name, only the path is different for the parent folder.
My existing code as follows:
Private Sub Command299_Click()
Const strParent = "C:\Users\xxx\xxx\Jobs\"
Dim strJobID As String
Dim strClient As String
Dim strFolder As String
Dim fso As Object
' Create FileSystemObject
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
' Get year from control - modify as needed
strClient = "(" & Me.[Client ID] & ") " & [Client Name]
' Path with year
strFolder = strParent & strClient
' Check whether folder exists
If fso.FolderExists(strFolder) = False Then
' If not, create it
fso.CreateFolder strFolder
End If
' Get student ID from control
strJobID = Me.[Job ID] & " " & [Job name]
' Full path
strFolder = strFolder & "\" & strJobID
' Check whether folder exists
If fso.FolderExists(strFolder) = False Then
' If not, create it
fso.CreateFolder strFolder
End If
' Open it
Shell "explorer.exe " & strFolder, vbNormalFocus
End Sub
As I said it does work completely fine on my computer where the const parent folder path is what is in the code, but how can I make this code work for different path?
My 1st idea was to give an "or" statement in the Const line
Const strParent = "C:\Users\xxx\xxx\Jobs\"
But it didn't want to work. Is there any way to give 3 constant path for the parent folder and if one of them exists, work from there?
Thank you for any help!
Lots of options:
If you have a file server, move the files there and use \\servername\share
If you don't have a file server, have one user share the folder and on all 3 computers, connect to the shared drive using the same letter then use that path for access.
if neither of those appeal to you, create a users table in your database with two fields, username and path. Use the Environ("USERNAME") to get the username (as above) and put the path they need in another column. lookup with
Path = DLookup("fieldUserPath", "tblUsers", "fieldUsername = '" & Environ("USERNAME") & "'")
I've written an external help file in HMTL for use with an access 2007 database. However, I can find no way of calling the HTML file if the URL has an anchor "#" code at the end. For example, this fails:
Dim szAnchor As String
szAnchor = "Options"
szPathname = Application.CurrentProject.Path & "\Help\Help.html" & _
IIf(szAnchor <> "", "#" & szAnchor, "")
Application.FollowHyperlink szPathname
as does
szPathname = Application.CurrentProject.Path & "\Help\Help.html"
Application.FollowHyperlink szPathname, szAnchor
So do attempts to use Shell and ShellExecute.
Can somebody suggest a solution? Otherwise, I shall have to recreate the help file in another format!
I have designed a system that is used to track customer activity and log calls to a department. The front end and back end database are written in access. This system is due to go to the USA division of the company i work for.
The front end needs to automatically refresh the tables and if the backend database has moved (which it will when i send it to the US) the code will then look at a function to read the location of the new database. Sample of the read text file function code shown below:
Function ReadDbPassword()
'--
' Filetostring(FILEInput$ as variant) ' to make this a callable function
Dim FILEInput As Variant
'--
On Error GoTo FileToString_Error
FILEInput = "C:\Users\Public\databaseUser\PassCon"
Passmyfile = FreeFile
Open FILEInput For Input As Passmyfile
Passthedata4 = Input(LOF(Passmyfile), Passmyfile)
Close Passmyfile
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Function
FileToString_Error:
MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " (" & Err.Description & ")"
End Function
The text file contains a path like the one below:
P:\Projects\Database.accdb
I have found code that uses a similar idea to what i want and i have been looking at the code on the link below, however i do not fully understand how this code works in order to alter it to what I need to use the read text file.
http:/ /access.mvps.org/access/tables/tbl0009.htm
-------EDIT --------
I have tried to edit the following section to use the read text function
Function fGetMDBName(strIn As String) As String
'Calls GetOpenFileName dialog
Dim strFilter As String
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _
"Access Database(*.mdb;*.mda;*.mde;*.mdw) ", _
"*.mdb; *.mda; *.mde; *.mdw")
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _
"All Files (*.*)", _
"*.*")
fGetMDBName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave(Filter:=strFilter, _
OpenFile:=True, _
DialogTitle:=strIn, _
Flags:=ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY)
End Function
By replacing all the code with
fGetMDBName = Passmyfile
You are mixing apples and oranges in what you are trying to do. Here are my suggestions:
Make sure your module has 'Option Explicit' then compile all your code. I see variables referenced but have no idea what TYPE they are.
Change your Function 'ReadDbPassword()' to return a string variable, then set it to return Passthedata4.
The second Function you listed (fGetMDBName) is opening a File Dialog box to allow you to select a file name. You do not need that since you already will have the file path/name from your first Function.
Then adapt the code you found that does the relink to use the path/name from your subroutine.
Is there a way in Access to search for a certain text in object properties and so on? Just not only in the VBA source code.
I'm asking this because if I change for example the name of a field in a table I've to check a lot of object properties (Record Source, Control Source, Order By, ...). This can be done by trail-and-error or by checking all properties of each control of the forms, but that takes a lot of time.
One option is the Find and Replace tool (nice tool!), but it's a bit of overkill for me. I don't need a text replace (only 'find') and it's 37 dollar for a tool I'll only use a few times a year.
Other suggestions?
There is something I often use to find out where some function or query may be hidding somewhere unexpected (in a bound control's RowSource of within a sub-query for instance).
I use an undocumented feature to export all Access objects as raw text files.
Using a text editor that can search within files recursively under a folder(like the free Notepad++ for instance) I am then confident that I find all occurrences, however buried, of a particular string.
The Code for exporting all objects includes my IsBlank() function:
'====================================================================
' Name: DocDatabase
' Purpose: Documents the database to a series of text files
' From: http://www.datastrat.com/Code/DocDatabase.txt
' Author: Arvin Meyer
' Date: June 02, 1999
' Comment: Uses the undocumented [Application.SaveAsText] syntax
' To reload use the syntax [Application.LoadFromText]
' Modified to set a reference to DAO 8/22/2005
' Modified by Renaud Bompuis to export Queries as proper SQL
'====================================================================
Public Sub DocDatabase(Optional path As Variant = Null)
If IsBlank(path) Then
path = Application.CurrentProject.path & "\" & Application.CurrentProject.Name & " - exploded view\"
End If
On Error Resume Next
MkDir path
MkDir path & "\Forms\"
MkDir path & "\Queries\"
MkDir path & "\Queries(SQL)\"
MkDir path & "\Reports\"
MkDir path & "\Modules\"
MkDir path & "\Scripts\"
On Error GoTo Err_DocDatabase
Dim dbs As DAO.Database
Dim cnt As DAO.Container
Dim doc As DAO.Document
Dim i As Integer
Set dbs = CurrentDb() ' use CurrentDb() to refresh Collections
Set cnt = dbs.Containers("Forms")
For Each doc In cnt.Documents
Application.SaveAsText acForm, doc.Name, path & "\Forms\" & doc.Name & ".txt"
Next doc
Set cnt = dbs.Containers("Reports")
For Each doc In cnt.Documents
Application.SaveAsText acReport, doc.Name, path & "\Reports\" & doc.Name & ".txt"
Next doc
Set cnt = dbs.Containers("Scripts")
For Each doc In cnt.Documents
Application.SaveAsText acMacro, doc.Name, path & "\Scripts\" & doc.Name & ".txt"
Next doc
Set cnt = dbs.Containers("Modules")
For Each doc In cnt.Documents
Application.SaveAsText acModule, doc.Name, path & "\Modules\" & doc.Name & ".txt"
Next doc
Dim intfile As Long
Dim filename as String
For i = 0 To dbs.QueryDefs.count - 1
Application.SaveAsText acQuery, dbs.QueryDefs(i).Name, path & "\Queries\" & dbs.QueryDefs(i).Name & ".txt"
filename = path & "\Queries(SQL)\" & dbs.QueryDefs(i).Name & ".txt"
intfile = FreeFile()
Open filename For Output As #intfile
Print #intfile, dbs.QueryDefs(i).sql
Close #intfile
Next i
Set doc = Nothing
Set cnt = Nothing
Set dbs = Nothing
Exit_DocDatabase:
Debug.Print "Done."
Exit Sub
Err_DocDatabase:
Select Case Err
Case Else
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_DocDatabase
End Select
End Sub
To use it, just call DocDatabase from the Immediate window in the Access IDE, it will create a set of directories under and 'Exploded View' folder that will contain all the files.
Another option is to temporarily turn on the NAME AUTOCORRECT option. It's a badly implemented feature and can damage your database if left on for production deployment, but I very often use it when taking over an Access app created by somebody else in order convert it to use my naming conventions.
You basically turn it on, let it build the dependencies table, then make your changes. You can then walk the tree of dependencies to confirm that it got them all. When you're done, you turn it off.
However, it doesn't work for VBA code. But for changing field names and the like, it's pretty useful if used carefully.
I amended the code above to strip out temporary objects with "~" in the object name as follows:
Set cnt = dbs.Containers("Scripts")
For Each doc In cnt.Documents
If Not doc.Name Like "~*" Then
Application.SaveAsText acMacro, doc.Name, path & "\Scripts\" & doc.Name & ".txt"
End If
Next doc
I am trying to create a button on my access form that allows for the user to view the corresponding page that goes with the data within the form (In this case, a part number is displayed on the form, and I want the button to open the Part Standard file to show the blueprint/diagram of said part)
I have tried using Adobe's page parameters #page=pagenum at the end of my filepath, but doing this doesn't work.
Here is the code I have (Basic, I know) but I'm trying to figure out where to go here. I have simple condensed down my filepath, for obvious reasons - Note: It's not a URL, but a file path if this matters.
Private Sub Command80_Click()
Dim loc As String 'location of file
'loc = Me.FileLoc
loc = "G:\*\FileName.pdf#page=1"
Debug.Print loc
'Debug.Print Me.FileLoc
'Debug.Print Me.FileName
Application.FollowHyperlink loc
End Sub
Is this possible to do this way? I will continue to read other users posts in hopes to find a solution, and I'll note here if I do find one.
Thanks!
Update
I've found a way to do this, just I have 1 small complication now. My database will be accessed by many users, possibly with different versions of Acrobat, or different locations. Here is my working code:
Private Sub Command2_Click()
pat1 = """C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"""
pat2 = "/A ""page=20"""
pat3 = """G:\*\FileName.pdf"""
Shell pat1 & " " & pat2 & " " & pat3, vbNormalFocus
End Sub
Now, here is my concern. This code opens AcroRd32.exe from a specific file path, if my users have this stored elsewhere or have a different version, this won't work. Does anyone have a suggestion as how to possibly get around this?
Thanks again! :)
The correct way to do this is probably to look up the location of the acrobat reader executable in the system registry. I find that's generally more trouble than it's worth, especially if I have some control over all of the places my program will be installed (within a single intranet, for example). Usually I end up using this function that I wrote:
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Procedure : FirstValidPath
' Author : Mike
' Date : 5/23/2008
' Purpose : Returns the first valid path found in a list of potential paths.
' Usage : Useful for locating files or folders that may be in different locations
' on different users' computers.
' Notes - Directories must be passed with a trailing "\" otherwise the function
' will assume it is looking for a file with no extension.
' - Returns Null if no valid path is found.
' 5/6/11 : Accept Null parameters. If all parameters are Null, Null is returned.
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'
Function FirstValidPath(ParamArray Paths() As Variant) As Variant
Dim i As Integer
FirstValidPath = Null
If UBound(Paths) - LBound(Paths) >= 0 Then
For i = LBound(Paths) To UBound(Paths)
If Not IsNull(Paths(i)) Then
If Len(Dir(Paths(i))) > 0 Then
FirstValidPath = Paths(i)
Exit For
End If
End If
Next i
End If
End Function
The function takes a parameter array so you can pass it as many or as few paths as necessary:
PathToUse = FirstValidPath("C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe", _
"C:\Program Files\Acrobat\Reader.exe", _
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Acrobat\Reader.exe", _
"C:\Program Files\Acrobat\12\Reader.exe")
pat1 = """" & PathToUse & """"
Registry keys are the better way to go, unlike file locations they have consistency between systems.
Below are three functions, two in support of one, and a macro which tests the functions.
GetARE() (Get Adobe Reader Executable) returns the proper path based on a version search in a pre-defined location passed as the argument. This removes the hassle of typing out many different key locations for each version and provides some amount of coverage should future versions be released and installed on a user's system.
I have installed previous versions of Reader to test whether or not the there is consistency in the InstallPath key location, up until quite outdated versions, there is. In fact, mwolfe02 and I both have our keys in the same location, though I am using version 11 and he, at the time of writing, was using 10. I was only able to test this on a x64 system, but you can easily modify the code below to search for both x64 and x86 keys. I expect a large corporation like Adobe to stick to their conventions, so this will likely work for quite some time without much modification even as new versions of Reader are released.
I wrote this quickly, expect inefficiency and inconsistency in naming conventions.
Truly the best approach to ensure the path is almost-always returned would be to simply run a registry search through VBA in a loop for version numbers using "*/Acrobat Reader/XX.YY/InstallPath/" and then including the executable based on a check for the appropriate candidate in the appropriate directory; however, this isn't exactly a very cost-effective solution. My tests have shown that there is quite a bit of consistency between versions as to where the Install Path can be found, and as to what the executable name may be, so I opted for something more efficient if less lasting.
RegKeyRead() and RegKeyExists() were taken from:
http://vba-corner.livejournal.com/3054.html
I have not modified their code. Take into consideration saying thanks to the author of that post, the code is not complex by any means but it did save me the hassle of writing it myself.
Function RegKeyRead(i_RegKey As String) As String
Dim myWS As Object
On Error Resume Next
'access Windows scripting
Set myWS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'read key from registry
RegKeyRead = myWS.RegRead(i_RegKey)
End Function
Function RegKeyExists(i_RegKey As String) As Boolean
Dim myWS As Object
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
'access Windows scripting
Set myWS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'try to read the registry key
myWS.RegRead i_RegKey
'key was found
RegKeyExists = True
Exit Function
ErrorHandler:
'key was not found
RegKeyExists = False
End Function
Function GetARE(i_RegKey As String) As String
Dim InPath As String
Dim InKey As String
Dim Ind As Integer
Dim PriVer As String
Dim SubVer As String
Dim Exists As Boolean
Exists = False
PriVer = 1
SubVer = 0
For Ind = 1 To 1000
If SubVer > 9 Then
PriVer = PriVer + 1
SubVer = 0
End If
Exists = RegKeyExists(i_RegKey + "\" + PriVer + "." + SubVer + "\InstallPath\")
SubVer = SubVer + 1
If Exists = True Then
SubVer = SubVer - 1
InKey = i_RegKey + "\" + PriVer + "." + SubVer + "\InstallPath\"
InPath = RegKeyRead(InKey)
GetARE = InPath + "\AcroRd32.exe"
Exit For
End If
Next
End Function
Sub test()
Dim rando As String
rando = GetARIP("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Adobe\Acrobat Reader")
MsgBox (rando)
End Sub
I remember that Acrobat reader used to include some ActiveX PDF reader object available for further use with Microsoft Office. Other companies have developed similar products, some of them (in their basic form) even available for free.
That could be a solution, couldn't it? You'd have then to check that your activeX PDF reader supports direct page access in its methods, and distribute it with your apps, or have it installed on your user's computers. It will avoid you all the overhead related to acrobat readers versions follow-up, specially when newer versions will be available on the market and you'll have to update your client interface.
Just to add to mwolfe02's answer, here is a function that tries to retrieve the executable for the file type given (it also uses the registry commands Levy referenced) :
Function GetShellFileCommand(FileType As String, Optional Command As String)
Const KEY_ROOT As String = "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\"
Dim sKey As String, sProgramClass As String
' All File Extensions should start with a "."
If Left(FileType, 1) <> "." Then FileType = "." & FileType
' Check if the File Extension Key exists and Read the default string value
sKey = KEY_ROOT & FileType & "\"
If RegKeyExists(sKey) Then
sProgramClass = RegKeyRead(sKey)
sKey = KEY_ROOT & sProgramClass & "\shell\"
If RegKeyExists(sKey) Then
' If no command was passed, check the "shell" default string value, for a default command
If Command = vbNullString Then Command = RegKeyRead(sKey)
' If no Default command was found, default to "Open"
If Command = vbNullString Then Command = "Open"
' Check for the command
If RegKeyExists(sKey & Command & "\command\") Then GetShellFileCommand = RegKeyRead(sKey & Command & "\command\")
End If
End If
End Function
so,
Debug.Print GetShellFileEx("PDF")
outputs:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "%1"
and you just have to replace the "%1" with the file you want to open and add any parameters you need.
Here is code the probably you can use..
Private Sub CommandButton3_Click()
Dim strFile As String
R = 0
If TextBox7 = "CL" Then
R = 2
' Path and filename of PDF file
strFile = "E:\Users\Test\Cupertino Current system.pdf"
ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink strFile
End If
if R = 0 Then
MsgBox "Wrong Code"
ComboBox1 = ""
TextBox1 = Empty
'ComboBox1.SetFocus
End If
End Sub
Just need to the right path.. Hope this can help you