CHANGES TO WORD DOCUMENT

[JJ]

Hi,
Is there any one out there with a solution? I have a word document and
every time this document is amended I want to save it as a new version
of the document - not word version control - my own control - without
user intervention as people might give an incorrect answer. Don't
misunderstand about the amending aspect. What I am trying to say is 2
people have access to the same folder. The one is the boss and the
other the typist. The boss creates a document and wants to give this
doc to his secretary for amendments but the boss doesn't want his
secretary to save over his version so when she opens it it must create
a new version but what if she only wants to print it? Cannot set
network rights as I would be setting rights all day long. My problem is
as follows: I cannot use the file open option as they may want to open
the file for printing only, unless I ask do you want to amend or print
the document? I cannot use the on save command as every time they save
inbetween whilst making changes it cannot save as a new version. I
cannot use the file, close command as by that time they have saved over
the existing version by using Ctrl+S. Any ideas please ...

 

[Pat Garard]

G'Day JJ,

1. Change the Boss.

2. If he is incompetent. engage a counsellor.

3. Tell him to use dictation - eg a Tape Recorder.

4. Have the Boss save with the Read-Only option
set - then the (long-suffering) secretary will HAVE
to Save As ...

5. If none of these work, GO BACK TO STEP 1.

 

[JJ]

Hi Pat, I am so glad to see you have a sense of humour as I have
obviously lost mine.

 

[Pat Garard]

`[:-}

 

[Jezebel]

Despite the humour expression, Pat's answer is actually quite seriously
right. What you're asking is ultimately not do-able. you could write macros
that trap the open and save events, check whether the document has changed,
etc, etc ... and in the end what you'll have is a mess of unmaintainable
code that doesn't actually achieve any useful outcome.

Just ignore the problem. Anything else will lead you to strabismus,
insanity, and death.