Sending HTTP requests with VBA from Word

Question

I am trying to send data from a Word document to a web page. I have found some code, pasted it into a new module, and saved it. When I run it I get \"compile error, user def

Answer 1

You will need to change your references (Tools=>References in the code window). Look for Microsoft WinHTTP Services, version 5.1 (or newer) and tick the box. If you are using Vista and office 2007, you may also need to register it first. Open a command window as administrartor and paste:

>regsvr32.exe "c:\windows\system32\winhttp.dll"

It should say if it works.