BuiltIn Doc Property - wdPropertyTimeLastSaved - does not update

[Mad Dog]

Hi All

I want to use code prove that a document has been saved, or otherwise.
Before saving the document (using ActiveDocument.Save) I use a message box to
display the date/time the document was last saved i.e. the value of
wdPropertyTimeLastSaved). I then save and display another message box with
the new value for wdPropertyTimeLastSaved. The problem is that it the value
doesn't appear to update the seconds field so, if I save the document at an
interval of less than one minute, the two values are the same. Is there a
way around this?

Many thanks for any help in advance
Mad Dog

 

[Jezebel]

Are you sure the second save is actually doing something? Unless the
document's .Saved property is FALSE, the Save method does nothing (so the
LastSavedTime won't change).

 

[Mad Dog]

Hi Jezebel

The document has been modified and does save. When I re-open it the
modified text is there.

Mad Dog

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?TWFkIERvZw==?=,

I want to use code prove that a document has been saved, or otherwise.
Before saving the document (using ActiveDocument.Save) I use a message box to
display the date/time the document was last saved i.e. the value of
wdPropertyTimeLastSaved). I then save and display another message box with
the new value for wdPropertyTimeLastSaved. The problem is that it the value
doesn't appear to update the seconds field so, if I save the document at an
interval of less than one minute, the two values are the same. Is there a
way around this?

These built-in properties about when something was saved or created or whatever
are really only "for convenience". They really can't be relied on for anything
important.

My suggestion would be to have a macro run when the user saves that puts the
current time information into a document VARIABLE. Then you can retrieve that
any time you like.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Mad Dog]

Thank you both very much. Both suggestions have helped.
Mad Dog