Microsoft Word Save Doc Error 4172
SQL Server 2014 Express resources Windows Server 2012 resources Programs MSDN subscriptions Overview Benefits Administrators Students Microsoft Imagine Microsoft Student Partners ISV Startups TechRewards Events Community Magazine Forums Blogs Channel 9 Documentation APIs and reference Dev centers Samples Retired content We’re sorry. The content you requested has been removed. You’ll be auto redirected in 1 second. Ask a question Quick access Forums home Browse forums users FAQ Search related threads Remove From My Forums Answered by: Error when attempting to "save as" an existing template Visual Studio Team Foundation Server > Team Foundation Server - General Question 0 Sign in to vote Here are the steps:Team Explorer is openExpand the ProjectExpand DocumentsExpand Templates (assumption is that there is a template here) Right Click the template (in my case it is Vision-Scope.doc) Select Open Click OK at "File Download" message Click OK at Reading Layout message Click FILE Click SAVE AS ISSUE you get the following error [Microsoft Word]_SaveDoc ERROR: 4172:Path not foundAny help would be appreciated - thanksNOTE: I have defined a document workspace...but I still get this error Monday, November 07, 2005 8:31 PM Reply | Quote Answers 0 Sign in to vote This appears to be a Word/Windows SharePoint issue. Please post your issue/error at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/newsgroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservicesor http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.word.application.errors&lang=en&cr=US. I did a quick internet search and found others (non-VSTS users) having the same error, but I didn't find any resolutions.-Amy Friday, November 11, 2005 12:10 AM Reply | Quote All replies 0 Sign in to vote Can you reproduce the problem when launching the document directly from the Templates document library on the SharePoint site? Please try this:1) Open Internet Explorer2) Browse to http://
opens in its default install condition bypassing normal template, any add-ins, customised macros, etc. Reinstalling or even uninstalling and reinstalling will not resolve the problem. You need to eliminate all the add-ins until you find the culprit. If you use the troubleshooting guide linked below (which includes closing problems despite its name!), it should help you find the cause. http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm Terry "Phil H"
for Help Receive Real-Time Help Create a Freelance Project Hire for a Full Time Job Ways to Get Help Ask a Question Ask for Help Receive Real-Time Help Create a Freelance https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21744585/Word-macro-opening-another-Word-document-refuses-to-work-Run-time-error-4172-path-not-found-but-file-is-there.html Project Hire for a Full Time Job Ways to Get Help Expand Search Submit Close Search Login Join Today Products BackProducts Gigs Live Careers Vendor Services Groups Website Testing Store http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=872364 Headlines Experts Exchange > Questions > Word macro opening another Word document refuses to work - Run-time error 4172 - path not found but file is there. Want to Advertise microsoft word Here? Solved Word macro opening another Word document refuses to work - Run-time error 4172 - path not found but file is there. Posted on 2006-02-20 MS Word 1 Verified Solution 1 Comment 2,031 Views Last Modified: 2008-01-09 I keep getting a 4172 run-time error, path not found on line item: ChangeFileOpenDirectory sPath When I do a Print sPath in the microsoft word save Immediate window, I get: Print sPath C:\Documents and Settings\SLecompt\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\Fax.dot And then I physically go in there with Windows Explorer and see that Fax.dot does indeed exist in that path? Not sure why the error when it does exist? Here's the full scope of the code which grabs user login - to get the correct My Documents' path. Private Declare Function apiGetUserName Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias _ "GetUserNameA" (ByVal lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long ' for the API of the user id's login Sub Open_ECFax() ' ' Macro recorded 2/20/2006 by Stephen LeCompte ' Dim sPath As String sPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\" & fOSUserName & "\Application Data\Microsoft\Templates\Fax.dot" ChangeFileOpenDirectory sPath Documents.Open FileName:="Fax.doc", ConfirmConversions:=False, ReadOnly:= _ False, AddToRecentFiles:=False, PasswordDocument:="", PasswordTemplate:= _ "", Revert:=False, WritePasswordDocument:="", WritePasswordTemplate:="", _ Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, XMLTransform:="" End Sub Public Function fOSUserName() As String On Error GoTo Err_fOSUserName ' Returns the network login name Dim lngLen As Long, lngX As Long Dim strUserName As String strUserN
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