Updating a macro from a previous version of Word that inserts a file and Word is displaying this VERY annoying message prompting SO many questions! This also appears when inserting the file manually without a macro. Why am I getting a dialog about the clipboard when inserting a file? Why would this even exist? Is there any way in a macro to avoid it? Disabling Application.DisplayAlerts doesn't work because it defaults and makes everything the Normal style. Any help or knowledge of this would be greatly appreciated. The only real info I found was another company's help page telling their clients they haven't found a way to programmatically suppress it and to always click "No." This is in Word 2016. Thank you

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Ken Krugh 116

Updating a macro from a previous version of Word that inserts a file and Word is displaying this VERY annoying message prompting SO many questions! This also appears when inserting the file manually without a macro.

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Why am I getting a dialog about the clipboard when inserting a file?
Why would this even exist?
Is there any way in a macro to avoid it? Disabling Application.DisplayAlerts doesn't work because it defaults and makes everything the Normal style.

Any help or knowledge of this would be greatly appreciated. The only real info I found was another company's help page telling their clients they haven't found a way to programmatically suppress it and to always click "No."

This is in Word 2016.

Thank you

Stefan Blom 2,396 Reputation points MVP

2023-05-13T14:30:52.0566667+00:00

What does the macro do, specifically? I believe you will have to show us some sample code, for anyone to suggest a workaround.
Ken Krugh 116 Reputation points

2023-05-13T18:48:29.2333333+00:00
Inserting a file whether with or without the use of a macro is causing the dialog. Nothing fancy is in the macro, just the code below where FName$ is a fully formed file path. Thanks for commenting.

Selection.InsertFile FileName:=FName$, Range:="", _ ConfirmConversions:=False, Link:=False, Attachment:=False
Stefan Blom 2,396 Reputation points MVP

2023-05-14T20:26:40.7+00:00

Could you share the document which generates the error?

Or are you saying that the error/alert is shown regardless of which file is being inserted?

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