WD97: How to Set the Default File Path Using VBA

ID: Q193146

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications to set the default file path that Microsoft Word uses in the Open, Save, and Save As dialog boxes.

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By default, Word 97 uses the default file path set on the File Locations tab (on the Tools menu, click Options) when first using the Open and Save or Save As dialog boxes.

The following sample macro changes the current directory to "C:\MyFolder" and sets that directory as the default.

  Sub ChangeFileOpenPath()
      ChangeFileOpenDirectory "C:\My Folder"
      Options.DefaultFilePath(wdDocumentsPath) = CurDir
      With Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen)
      .Show
      End With
   End Sub

NOTE: You can omit the lines from "With Dialogs" through "End With" if you do not want to display the Open dialog box.

Additional query words: wordcon vba path name pathname folder

Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: May 17, 1999