Filename Not Added to Most Recently Used (MRU) List

 Last reviewed: August 4, 1997
Article ID: Q115257
6.00 6.00a WINDOWS kbusage kbmacro

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you open a file from a custom FileOpen macro or use the FileOpen command from a macro, the name of the opened file is not added to the most recently used (MRU) list unless you save the file before closing it.

CAUSE

The FileOpen command in Word 6.0 includes a parameter (.AddToMru) that is set to 0 (zero) by default. When it is set to 1, FileOpen adds the filename to the MRU list when you close the file without saving it.

RESOLUTION

To add the file to the MRU list when it is opened but not saved before closing, add the .AddToMru = 1 statement to your macro. Place this statement after the GetCurValues dlg statement as in the following example: 

Sub MAIN
Dim dlg As FileOpen GetCurValues dlg dlg.AddToMru = 1 Dialog dlg FileOpen dlg 
End Sub
WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this macro code "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

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Additional reference words: 6.00 6.00a macros Files listed list word6
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Version : 6.00 6.00a
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: August 4, 1997
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