change proofing tools on the fly for a single language?

[Nomey]

In some languages, multiple proofing products are available, for
instance for medical , legal or other specialized texts, or simply
because there are multiple vendors who deliver spellchecking tools.

The problem with these parallel proofing tools for a single language is
that, on installation, they generally replace the existing proofing
files (mssp*.dll, msgr*.dll, msth*.dll) or the references to them,
making the old tools unavailable.

So I'm looking for a way to change my Word 2002 (Office 2002) proofing
files on the fly, depending on the proofing requirements. Can this be
done with VBA? And if not, can it be done by VBS or other Windows XP
(Pro, SP2) scipts?

Best,
Shirley

 

[Word Heretic]

G'day Nomey <[email protected]>,

vba can rename the files as required

eg

ren CurrentFile, CurrentFile & ".tmp"
ren NewFile, CurrentFile
ren CurrentFile & ".tmp", NewFile



Steve Hudson - Word Heretic

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Nomey reckoned:

 

[Nomey]

Hi Word Heretic

Thanks for answering. I had given up seeing an answer to this message,
so I may have missed othe replies.

Your approach is interesting, but I can't fill in the details. Aren't
the dll's and other spelling files registered in the... registry? Is a
vba controlled registry change not a smoother way to toggle between
spelling variants within a single language?

Best,
Shirley Nomey