Alaska Software Inc. - Re: setting input focus to a worddocument
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Donald R. KeatingRe: setting input focus to a worddocument
on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:28:28 -0500
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:01:32 +0200, Ronald van Veelen wrote:

> Op Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:24:15 +0200 schreef Olaf870:
> 
> > Hello,
> > in last thread about this problem three have been a lot of proposals,
but 
> > nothing worked, when i tried it.
> > I want to ask, if somebody really solved the problem to give the input
focus 
> > to a worddocument with 1.9? If yes, which fixes are installed/not
installed?
> > regards
> > Olaf870
> 
> hi Olaf,
> 
> try this:
> 
> ::oApp := GetObject(, Word.Application)
> ::oDoc := ::oApp:documents:open()
> 
> ::oApp:visible := .t.
> ::oDoc:Parent:activate()
> ::oApp:activeWindow:setFocus()
> 
> For some explanation (which I do not get entirely):
> http://word.mvps.org/faqs/MacrosVBA/ActivateNewDocument.htm
> 
> Unfortunately this only works for the first document you open. If there
is
> a document opened... it will not work.
> So if you find out how to do it with multiple documents  We would have
a
> complete solution.
> 
> regards Ronald

Ronald,

A quick note!

I've tried to figure this on my own and after several hours came to the NG.
Found several "solutions" but, yours is the only one I can make work.

Thanks very much!

   >don<