Invoke Insert Hyperlink Dialog Box

Question

How do you invoke and use (get/set it's properties, call methods etc) the standard Microsoft Insert Hyperlink dialog box?  

I want to store the hyperlink in a text field, and have a button that the user can click, which will open the Insert Hyperlink dialog form, which the user can use to create the hyperlink, whether it be a URL, email address or a file on the computer.  The result is to be placed in the test field.

I'm using VB 2008, although if your solution/suggestion is for previous versions, that's ok as I can adapt it.

I am trying like this:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Dialog dlg = Application.Dialogs[Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdWordDialog.wdDialogInsertHyperlink];

System.Type dlgType = typeof(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Dialog);

object timeOut = 0;

dlg.Show(ref timeOut);

I am getting following build time error:

Error 1 'System.Windows.Forms.Application' does not contain a definition for 'Dialogs' C:\Users\chakri\Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\HyperlinkTest\Form1.cs 21 68 HyperlinkTest

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi,

For discussions relating to word developing, I recommend you create a new thread at :

 

 

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.word.newusers&cat=en_US_8b2e8dbc-7379-4bea-ac25-efca1e0b3128&lang=en&cr=US

You will get better and quicker responses from the experts there.

Best regards,
Harry

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