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Article #19893Re: Database Driven Catalog - ???
From: maxdunn
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:19
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2002 22:19
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OK, first, open Access and create a new module. In the VBA view, set two references: choose Tools\References and:
1. Uncheck the ADO reference
2. Scroll down and check Adobe InDesign Type Library
3. Scroll down and check Microsoft DAO Object Library (whatever your latest version is, mine is 3.6 and I think that's the last one)
Make a simple table "MyTable" with fields "MyField1" and "MyField2" and put in some dummy text.
Then paste the following in the module:
Public Function Output()
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("tblMyTable", dbOpenDynaset)
Rem Make Document-level objects
Dim myInDesign As InDesign.Application
Set myInDesign = CreateObject("InDesign.Application.2.0")
Set myDocument = myInDesign.Documents.Add
Set myTextFrame = myDocument.Pages.Item(1).TextFrames.Add
Rem Get the page width, page height, and margins
myPageHeight = myDocument.DocumentPreferences.PageHeight
myPageWidth = myDocument.DocumentPreferences.PageWidth
myX1 = myDocument.Pages.Item(1).MarginPreferences.MarginLeft
myY1 = myDocument.Pages.Item(1).MarginPreferences.MarginTop
myY2 = myPageHeight - myDocument.Pages.Item(1).MarginPreferences.MarginBottom
myX2 = myPageWidth - myDocument.Pages.Item(1).MarginPreferences.MarginRight
Rem Size the text frame to fit the margins
myTextFrame.GeometricBounds = Array(myY1, myX1, myY2, myX2)
Rem note that you can check overflow conditions
Rem and add more pages/textframes as you go
Do While Not rs.EOF
sBuf1 = rs!MyField1
sBuf2 = rs!MyField2
myTextFrame.InsertionPoints.Item(-1).TextContents = sBuf1 _
& vbTab & sBuf2 & vbCr
Rem vbcrlf = carriage return/linefeed
Rem vbcr = carriage return (new para/line)
Rem vblf = linefeed (same para new line)
rs.MoveNext
Loop
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
End Function
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