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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / January 2005VBScript adding functions/macros to Word
Hi, Can VBScript add a function/macro to Word? I have a VBScript which opens launches Word, opens a document, removes "Save As...", menu option, and presents it to the user. The user, when finished, closes Word. The problem I have is that if the user prints the document, Word asks them to save it, because the last-printed date is changed. However, they don't understand why they are being asked to save a document they haven't changed. So, I would like to alter what sits behind print, to do a print-and-save operation. I cannot have a macro existing in the document or document template, I have no control of their contents before they come within the control of my script, hence my wanting to add the function/macro after launching word and opening the document in question. Gem All you need do is after the print set the Saved property of the document to True. That will stop Word asking to save after printing  SignatureRegards Jonathan West - Word MVP www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk Please reply to the newsgroup > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Gem This cannot be done. VBScript launches Word and hands control to the user (fire and forget). So, the script starting Word off, needs to be able to hijack the print facility while it still has control, before surrendering it to the user. > All you need do is after the print set the Saved property of the document > to True. That will stop Word asking to save after printing [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> Gem > This cannot be done. VBScript launches Word and hands control to the user > (fire and forget). Not with the usual approach to coding it. The usual method is to launch Word as an object, in which case the lauching application retains full control. So, the script starting Word off, needs to be able to > hijack the print facility while it still has control, before surrendering it > to the user. Exactly. What's the problem? > This cannot be done. VBScript launches Word and hands control to the user > (fire and forget). So, the script starting Word off, needs to be able to > hijack the print facility while it still has control, before surrendering > it to the user. It can be done. Show us the relevant part of the code that you are using, and I'll show you how to fix it. SignatureRegards Jonathan West - Word MVP www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk Please reply to the newsgroup Don't try it. It's technically feasible, but quite tricky and in any case subject to all sorts of security issues that will generate much more troublesome messages than a mere prompt to save. Printing a document ALWAYS modifies it, so every Word user sooner or later learns to deal with that. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Gem |
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