Word VBA, suppressing field updates

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Word VBA >> suppressing field updates

by KWach » Thu, 22 Jul 2004 23:12:53 GMT

I have a function that inserts many pictures into a
document and inserts figure captions for each one. After
each insertion it seems that Word takes time to update
field values. Is there a way I can suppress the field
updates until all the insertions are complete? If so, is
it likely to allow the function to run faster?

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Word VBA >> suppressing field updates

by Jezebel » Fri, 23 Jul 2004 07:53:14 GMT


I think you might be looking in the wrong place for the problem. Word
doesn't automatically update fields in an open document. Perhaps if you post
your code ...?

Some tricks you could try anyway: do the inserting in Normal rather than
Print Preview mode; display picture placeholders; use Range objects and not
the Selection object; work with the document hidden.









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Word VBA >> suppressing field updates

by Andra » Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:58:23 GMT

"Jezebel" wrote
post

Word6, Word2000 Insert > Caption does it


"KWach" wrote

Instead of InsertCaption method, the macro code may be programmed
differently: for example, 1) write text igure insert field, write text
eq Figure \* arabic apply Caption style; 2) use caption copy,paste.



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suppressing field updates

by Dave Lett » Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:53:06 GMT

Hi KWach,

What you're probably encountering is background pagination. Run the
following to find out your pagination setting:

MsgBox "Background pagination is " & Options.Pagination

If it's true, then you might want to try developing your routine with
something like the following:

Options.Pagination = False
'''run your routine
Options.Pagination = True

You might also be able to speed up your routine by switching to draft mode,
as in the following:

ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.Draft = True
Options.Pagination = False
'''run your routine
Options.Pagination = True
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.Draft = False

HTH,
Dave






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