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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / April 2006Save As and Delete Original
Is there any way to setup Microsoft Word to delete the original document when you execute a Save As? I have a situation where there is a locked down directory that is read-only, and the user is responsible for either saving into our document management program or saving to another directory structure, and in doing so, we would like the original file deleted to prevent duplicates. Is this even possible? whoabuddy@gmail.com was telling us: whoabuddy@gmail.com nous racontait que : > Is there any way to setup Microsoft Word to delete the original > document when you execute a Save As? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > and in doing so, we would like the original file deleted to prevent > duplicates. Is this even possible? If the document is in a Read-Only folder, I do not believe a regular user can delete it.  SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Normally, no, but we have the directory structure setup in NTFS so that the user can import files into the new document management system, delete files, but not write to the folder. My concern is not as much the directory's permission structure itself but getting Word to delete the orginal file on a save as. Thanks though! whoabuddy@gmail.com was telling us: whoabuddy@gmail.com nous racontait que : > Normally, no, but we have the directory structure setup in NTFS so > that the user can import files into the new document management > system, delete files, but not write to the folder. My concern is not > as much the directory's permission structure itself but getting Word > to delete the orginal file on a save as. Thanks though! Well, not sure if this will work with your setup, but try this: '_______________________________________ Sub FileSaveAs() Dim myFileName As String myFileName = ActiveDocument.FullName Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show Kill myFileName End Sub '_______________________________________ If the Sub is called FileSaveAs, it will be invoked whenever you do File > SaveAs But not when you do File > Save (For that, called the macro Sub FileSave()... End Sub) SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Thank you, I will give it a shot!
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