How to check whether a file is a valid word document or not?

[sudhakar]

I would like to know how i can check whether a particular file is a valid
Word Document or not.

I tried to read the "Application Name" atribute in the summary information
of file using ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties collection. But it
always returns "Microsoft Word" even though i open a PPT or Excel file.

Please help me in addressing this issue.

Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[Jonathan West]

I would like to know how i can check whether a particular file is a valid
Word Document or not.

I tried to read the "Application Name" atribute in the summary information
of file using ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties collection. But it
always returns "Microsoft Word" even though i open a PPT or Excel file.

Please help me in addressing this issue.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Take a look at this article

Getting access to the Document Properties of a Word file
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/DSOFile.htm


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[Helmut Weber]

Hi Sudhakar,

I would like to know how i can check whether a particular file is a valid
Word Document or not.

From where? From the operating system, before trying to open it?
From Word, before trying to open it?

I tried to read the "Application Name" atribute in the summary information
of file using ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties collection.

With "activedocument" you are accessing a word document,
and you get the correct answer...

I wonder ...

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