Calling a Form from a Form (Word VBA 2003+)

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Is this possible? I believe I’ve seen it discussed, but couldn’t find any topics with search.

I have a form that loads and steps through a document looking at each page. If this then insert that.

I would like to have a check box that instead of automatically inserting that if this, would load a second form for user confirmation.

The loop in FormA needs to wait for the completion of the user action in FormB.

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Yes, that’s possible, although a message box (MsgBox) would be easier if you only want to ask for confirmation.

A userform is modal by default, i.e. the user can’t click in another userform or in the document, the user has to close the form.

Basic idea:

– Define a variable in a standard module:

Public intResult As Integer

– Set the value of intResult from the second userform depending on the choice made by the user, for example:

Private Sub cmdCancel_Click()
intResult = 0
Unload Me
End Sub

Private Sub cmdOK_Click()
intResult = 1
Unload Me
End Sub

– Use the value of intResult in your code on the first userform:

FormB.Show
Select Case intResult
Case 0
…
Case 1
…
End Select

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Thanks, Hans.

I don’t want to use a msgbox as FormB would allow the user to adjust the insertion point up and down a line before clicking OK, returning to FormA, where it would do the actual insertion of the text .

So, FormB is not just confirming the insertion of text, but the location of the insertion.

I assume you meant intResult to be 1 for the OKClick and 0 for the CancelClick….

Both forms should be left Modal?

Should FormA be hidden while FormB is up?

I will experiment with your suggestion. I think the main thing I overlooked was creating the public variable to contain the result of FormB….

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Yes, I should have used intResult = 1 in cmdOK_Click; I have edited my previous reply to correct it.

You can hide FormA while FormB is up and show it again when FormB is closed, but it’s not necessary – it’s a matter of aesthetics and preference.

If you want the code on FormA to pause while FormB is open, FormB should be modal (the default).

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