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Acrobat 7 blocks Global Template Save

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Greg - 01 Apr 2005 13:40 GMT
Users have reported that after installing Acrobat 7 that changes made
to normal.dot are not being saved.  One of the posters confirmed that
Shift+File>SaveAll before closing Word resolved his problem.  I am
wonder if the following AutoExit would work?  I don't have Acrobate 7
(open to donations) so I can't test it here.

Sub AutoExit()
'Place this macro in Normal and other document templates
Dim myTemplate As Template
Dim myString As String
Dim oChgAlert As Balloon
Set myTemplate = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplat­e
myString = myTemplate.Name
 If myTemplate.Saved = False Then
   Set oChgAlert = Assistant.NewBalloon
   With oChgAlert
     .Heading = "Microsoft Word Alert!!"
     .Text = "Changes have been made that effect the" _
             & " Global template, " & myString & ". Do you want" _
             & " to save these changes?"
     .Button = msoButtonSetYesNo
     .Animation = msoAnimationGetAttentionMinor
     If .Show = msoBalloonButtonYes Then
       myTemplate.Save
     End If
   End With
 End If
End Sub
Charles Kenyon - 01 Apr 2005 15:48 GMT
The simplest work-around for Acrobat 7 (other than uninstall) is the
registry change recommended by Graham
Mayor.http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm.
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Users have reported that after installing Acrobat 7 that changes made
to normal.dot are not being saved.  One of the posters confirmed that
Shift+File>SaveAll before closing Word resolved his problem.  I am
wonder if the following AutoExit would work?  I don't have Acrobate 7
(open to donations) so I can't test it here.

Sub AutoExit()
'Place this macro in Normal and other document templates
Dim myTemplate As Template
Dim myString As String
Dim oChgAlert As Balloon
Set myTemplate = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplat?e
myString = myTemplate.Name
 If myTemplate.Saved = False Then
   Set oChgAlert = Assistant.NewBalloon
   With oChgAlert
     .Heading = "Microsoft Word Alert!!"
     .Text = "Changes have been made that effect the" _
             & " Global template, " & myString & ". Do you want" _
             & " to save these changes?"
     .Button = msoButtonSetYesNo
     .Animation = msoAnimationGetAttentionMinor
     If .Show = msoBalloonButtonYes Then
       myTemplate.Save
     End If
   End With
 End If
End Sub
Greg - 01 Apr 2005 18:15 GMT
Charles,

I wasn't looking for the simplest workaround.  I was asking if anyone
has Adobe Acrobat installed and would test to see if this method works.

I was trying to provided a workaround to the problem that doesn't make
the user do any work (remember to click Shift+File>SaveAll).
Jezebel - 02 Apr 2005 06:27 GMT
Won't help. Acrobat sets .Saved to TRUE, before AutoExit runs.

> Charles,
>
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> I was trying to provided a workaround to the problem that doesn't make
> the user do any work (remember to click Shift+File>SaveAll).
Greg Maxey - 02 Apr 2005 06:44 GMT
OK, thanks.

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> Won't help. Acrobat sets .Saved to TRUE, before AutoExit runs.
>
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>> works. I was trying to provided a workaround to the problem that doesn't
>> make the user do any work (remember to click Shift+File>SaveAll).
Howard Kaikow - 02 Apr 2005 05:17 GMT
Does the following help?

http://www.standards.com/index.html?PDFMakerandWordMacros

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http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.

Users have reported that after installing Acrobat 7 that changes made
to normal.dot are not being saved.  One of the posters confirmed that
Shift+File>SaveAll before closing Word resolved his problem.  I am
wonder if the following AutoExit would work?  I don't have Acrobate 7
(open to donations) so I can't test it here.

Sub AutoExit()
'Place this macro in Normal and other document templates
Dim myTemplate As Template
Dim myString As String
Dim oChgAlert As Balloon
Set myTemplate = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplat?e
myString = myTemplate.Name
 If myTemplate.Saved = False Then
   Set oChgAlert = Assistant.NewBalloon
   With oChgAlert
     .Heading = "Microsoft Word Alert!!"
     .Text = "Changes have been made that effect the" _
             & " Global template, " & myString & ". Do you want" _
             & " to save these changes?"
     .Button = msoButtonSetYesNo
     .Animation = msoAnimationGetAttentionMinor
     If .Show = msoBalloonButtonYes Then
       myTemplate.Save
     End If
   End With
 End If
End Sub
Graham Mayor - 02 Apr 2005 09:24 GMT
Probably not because Acrobat 7 no longer uses the DOT add-in, but instead
uses a COM add in :(
If Adobe were not so anal about the security of  their addin code, these
problems would have been resolved years ago, but instead new problems are
introduced with each new release.
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> Does the following help?
>
> http://www.standards.com/index.html?PDFMakerandWordMacros
Howard Kaikow - 02 Apr 2005 21:13 GMT
> Probably not because Acrobat 7 no longer uses the DOT add-in, but instead
> uses a COM add in :(
> If Adobe were not so anal about the security of  their addin code, these
> problems would have been resolved years ago, but instead new problems are
> introduced with each new release.

Adobe is not at all being anal.

The bulk of the code is actually in a compiled DLL, AdobePDFMakerX.DLL and
AdobePDFMakerX.tlb, which none of us has any right to expect to be able to
see.
Greg Maxey - 02 Apr 2005 23:38 GMT
I don't know if any of us gives a hoot about seeing it (the code).  We just
wish that Adobe Add-Ins didn 't bugger up Word. :-)

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For some helpful tips using Word.

>> Probably not because Acrobat 7 no longer uses the DOT add-in, but
>> instead uses a COM add in :(
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> AdobePDFMakerX.DLL and AdobePDFMakerX.tlb, which none of us has any
> right to expect to be able to see.
 
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