Microsoft KB Archive/186115

= WD97: Macro to Check for Multiple Instances of Word =

Article ID: 186115

Article Last Modified on 8/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q186115





SYMPTOMS
If you have one instance of Word running and you start Word again, you will have two instances of Word running rather than one.



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The following Visual Basic for Applications macro, when named AUTOEXEC, will check to see if any other instances of Word are running. If it finds another instance of Word, it will give you the option of closing one instance or allowing the new instance. Sub AutoExec Dim tApp As Task ' Loop through all running applications. For Each tApp In Tasks ' If application is Word... If InStr(1, tApp.Name, "Microsoft Word") Then ' Display choice to close or not close Select Case MsgBox("Close (" & tApp.Name & ")?", vbYesNoCancel) Case vbYes ' Switch to the Word instance in case a dialog box or                 ' message is being displayed that prevents you from ' closing the instance of Word. tApp.Activate tApp.Close Case vbCancel Exit For Case Else End Select End If     Next End Sub

