I love this! I use this file naming convention all the time so anything that saves me (a) having to remember the date and (b) type it in is very VERY welcome!!! Thank you! I'm off to try it now. Anne On 1 April 2010 16:50, Chinell, David F (UTCFS) <David.Chinell@xxxxxx>wrote: > Jerry: > > First, let me suggest you use the format YYYYMMDD. This has two > benefits. It sorts out correctly in chronological order in Windows > Explorer (or any other listing). It's immediately coherent > internationally. > > Try something like this: > > activedocument.SaveAs filename:=replace(activedocument.name, ".doc", > format(date, "YYYYMMDD") & ".doc") > > Or in a full-bore macro: > > Sub DateStamp() > > ActiveDocument.SaveAs _ > FileName:=Replace( _ > Expression:=ActiveDocument.Name, _ > Find:=".doc", _ > Replace:=Format(Date, "YYYYMMDD") & ".doc") > End Sub > > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the > dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email > address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > > To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister > group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you > to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for > FILE SHARING ONLY. > > If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your > email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: > http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm > ************************************************************* > ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************