Two Word questions.

[shannanl]

I am working on an application using vb.net. I open a word document, allow the user to type text and then save the document. The user can reopen and add text several times. At some point in the process, they save the document and it needs to be locked (read-only?) so no additional changes can be made. How do I programatically lock a document so that it is view or read only? The second question is that I am inserting some text in this document at the top and then the user types additional data. As it is now, the cursor is at the top left of the document. I would like the document started up with the cursor below the pre inserted text. How can I control where the cursor will be?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Shannan

 

[PHV]

As you ask in a VBA forum, here a VBA replies:
1) ActiveDocument.ReadOnly = True
2) Have a look at the Bookmark object.

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[fumei]

The epitome of brevity, but indeed that is how you do it.

#2 - make a Bookmark at the location you want to start at - say name it "StartHere".

In the Document_Open event use:

Private Sub Document_Open()
    Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="StartHere"
End Sub

#1 -

How do I programatically lock a document so that it is view or read only?

This depends on precisely what it is you want to do.

PHV' code is actually incorrect. If you try to execute that instruction you will get an error. ActiveDocument.ReadOnly is, in fact....read only. You can not, within VBA, assign ReadOnly = True. Yes, within VBA, you can assign the file attribute to ReadOnly using FileSystemObject. You are talking about VB, so changing the file attributes should be easy.

So if you are talking about the file attribute ReadOnly, you need to change the attribute of the file. FSO will do that.

If you are talking about viewing and not allowing edits, you can use Protection for forms.

Gerry
My paintings and sculpture

 

[PHV]

OOps, sorry for the wrong info :~/
In VBA no need of the FSO:
SetAttr strFullName, GetAttr(strFullName) Or vbReadOnly

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[fumei]

Oooops myself. Of course you can do it without FSO.

Gerry
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