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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 4, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
There may be times that you need to run a macro from within a macro using VBA. For instance, suppose you have a macro that creates a new document based on a template, and then runs a macro in that template. This is a relatively straightforward task and one way to handle it is to use the .Run method of the Application object. The command line to use this approach would be as follows:
Application.Run MacroName:="MyMacro"
Provided that there is no ambiguity on the macro name (there are no other macros in any open document or template with the same name), this approach will work just fine. A more elegant solution would be to specify the unambiguous name of the macro, as described in the next tip.
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2019-05-13 13:01:51
Hugh
Within a macro, can't you just use the name of the macro itself as a command. For instance, instead of typing
Application.Run MacroName:="MyMacro"
couldn't you just type
MyMacro
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