can't attach to protected template

[William]

hi,

g'd morning. i made changes to a word template. i detached the old template
from word. when i attached to the new one, i got "can't attach doc. to a
protected template" error. i am working on windows xp and xp for word. does
anyone has any idea? thank you. -william.

interesing. if i protect the doc. (go to tools menu, then protect doc.) and the code, i get the error. if i unprotect the doc., i could successfully attach the doc. to the new template. the reason why i want to protect the doc is i don't want users to change contect of the doc. directly, only via a FORM. any idea? thanks. -william

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[Jonathan West]

hi,

g'd morning. i made changes to a word template. i detached the old
template
from word. when i attached to the new one, i got "can't attach doc. to a
protected template" error. i am working on windows xp and xp for word.
does
anyone has any idea? thank you. -william.

Hi William,

This is how Word works. The only way to have a document based on a protected
template is to create a new document.

What exactly are you trying to achieve overall?

 

[William]

thanks, jonathan. the same scenario used to work by detaching the current
one, and attaching the new one. all of sudden, it stops working. very strange.

our goal is to make the upgrade less painful for users. the current template
is on the network. so, we want to replace it with the new one. in this case,
users can create a new doc. from the new template. or, when they open docs.
with the current template, word can automatically upgrade it to the new one.

thank you,

william.