How to force Word to open a document with only-read status ?

Oscar · Dec 21, 2003

Is there a method to force Word to open a document with the only-read status
?

Oscar

Jezebel · Dec 22, 2003

Documents.Open FileName:=MyFile, ReadOnly:=TRUE

Oscar · Dec 22, 2003

thanks Jezebel,

can I also force Word within the Word editor (so not in VBA) not to display
the verification message 'Should this document be saved ....'in case one
hits the windows close button to close the document?

objWord.displayalerts =wdAlertsNone doesn't work.

Oscar

Jezebel · Dec 22, 2003

Not directly. You can intercept any Word command by writing a macro with the
same name (eg FileSave, FileSaveAs, etc): your macro will run in place of
the built-in command. You can also trap the DocumentBeforeClose event.