nll@cbnewsb.att.com (neal.l.leitner) (04/24/91)
I am using Word version 1.1 in windows 3.0. I have set up a special directory c:\winword\doc for all my document files. When I go to open a file, it always defaults to my c:\windows directory. Is there any way to get the open command to look at my other directory?? Thanks for any help! Neal Leitner
press@venice.SEDD.TRW.COM (Barry Press) (04/26/91)
In article <1991Apr24.121603.23113@cbfsb.att.com> nll@cbnewsb.att.com (neal.l.leitner) writes: >I am using Word version 1.1 in windows 3.0. I have set up a special >directory c:\winword\doc for all my document files. When I go to open >a file, it always defaults to my c:\windows directory. Is there any >way to get the open command to look at my other directory?? There are (at least) two basic ways to do what you want: 1. If you tend to launch winword from an icon in the program manager, then you can go into file properties for the icon and set the path for winword -- i.e., the program to execute would become c:\winword\doc\winword.exe. As long as c:\winword is in your path, this does what you want. You have to ignore the error message when you hit OK, and after you set this up you have to go back in and change the icon back to the right winword file. 2. You go into WordBASIC and put an autoopen macro into your normal template. I think there's some stuff on cica.cica.indiana.edu to do this. -- Barry Press Internet: press@venice.sedd.trw.com
yip@ztivax.UUCP (Dr Yeung-Cho Ip) (05/06/91)
nll@cbnewsb.att.com (neal.l.leitner) writes: > > I am using Word version 1.1 in windows 3.0. I have set up a special > directory c:\winword\doc for all my document files. When I go to open > a file, it always defaults to my c:\windows directory. Is there any > way to get the open command to look at my other directory?? > > Thanks for any help! > > Neal Leitner My way of doing it: I set up a makro called "AutoExec". This Makro is automatically started when invoking WINWORD. The contents of the makro is: Sub MAIN ChDir "c:\winword\doc" End Sub Of course, this is for the German version of Winword 1.1, but I assume that it works in the english one as well! Hope that helps, Michael Franzen Michael Franzen, c/o yip@ztivax.siemens.com, Siemens AG, Munich
sip1@quads.uchicago.edu (Timothy F. Sipples) (05/06/91)
In article <5042@ztivax.UUCP> yip@ztivax.UUCP (Dr Yeung-Cho Ip) writes: >> I am using Word version 1.1 in windows 3.0. I have set up a special >> directory c:\winword\doc for all my document files. When I go to open >My way of doing it: I set up a makro called "AutoExec". This Makro is >automatically started when invoking WINWORD. The contents of the makro is: >Sub MAIN >ChDir "c:\winword\doc" >End Sub Sage advice -- that's the way I do it. However, I've now noticed that if I double click on a file in, say, the DOS Executive (or presumably File Manager) that is not in that default subdirectory (nor in a subdirectory on the PATH), Word for Windows won't be able to find it. I thought Windows passed the entire path. Or is Word just getting confused? T.F.S. Timothy F. Sipples sip1@quads.uchicago.edu
jrk4078@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (KIEFER, JR) (05/07/91)
In article <5042@ztivax.UUCP>, yip@ztivax.UUCP (Dr Yeung-Cho Ip) writes... >nll@cbnewsb.att.com (neal.l.leitner) writes: >> >> I am using Word version 1.1 in windows 3.0. I have set up a special >> directory c:\winword\doc for all my document files. When I go to open >> a file, it always defaults to my c:\windows directory. Is there any >> way to get the open command to look at my other directory?? >> >> Thanks for any help! >> >> Neal Leitner > >My way of doing it: I set up a makro called "AutoExec". This Makro is >automatically started when invoking WINWORD. The contents of the makro is: > >Sub MAIN >ChDir "c:\winword\doc" >End Sub You could also change the start up directory when you call winword from the Program Manager. From the Program Manager select "FILE PROPERTIES..." and change the path in the "COMMAND LINE:" parameter to the path to your document directory. In your case, for the "COMMAND LINE:" parameter, you would put "C:\WINWORD\DOC\WINWORD.EXE". This will tell the Program Manager to go to your DOC directory and then start WINWORD. You must, however, have a path to "C:\WINWORD" in your AUTOEXEC.BAT, which I would guess you already have since you appear to be starting WINWORD from your C:\WINDOWS directory.
07790@tanus.oz.au (Brant Campbell) (05/09/91)
Alter the FileOpen macro by choosing Macro Edit and clicking the Showall
option then change it just like editing any normal macro.
Brant - Microsoft Australia.
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