Importing info from Word forms

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I am interested in knowing if it is possible to gather data from forms in MS
Word and import them straight into an Access database? I think I have heard
that this can be done but I have never seen any documentation on how to do
it. I do not really have any knowledge of coding in vb. If there are any
sites that cover this topic or if anybody can supply any comments I would be
most grateful.
 
Never tried this myself, but sure it is possible, as you
can certainly do it with Outlook Forms and Excel
Spreadsheets.
Suggest you look at the Word Object model to begin with to
see how the form elements are exposed.
You will then need to Create a reference to a Word Object
in Access and add the relevant document. Once you have
done this, you should be able to itterate through the form
elements, extracting the data and importing it directly
into a record in your database.

Dave
 
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