Microsoft KB Archive/78570

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WD: Checking For Execute-Only Macro Status with IsExecuteOnly

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Q78570

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

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SUMMARY
You can use the Microsoft Word WordBasic function, IsExecuteOnly, to determine whether a macro is editable or execute-only. The syntax for the command is as follows:

  IsExecuteOnly(Macro$)

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"http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp" IsExecuteOnly returns zero if a macro is editable or -1 if the macro is execute-only. The Macro string (Macro$) takes the form of ContextName:MacroName. Macros that cannot be edited are sometimes referred to as encrypted. You can make a macro execute-only using the WordBasic MacroCopy statement.

The following macro displays the status of the FileNew macro in a message box, using the value returned from the IsExecuteOnly function:

  Sub MAIN If IsExecuteOnly(&quot;Global:FileNew&quot;) Then MsgBox &quot;Execute Only Macro&quot; Else MsgBox &quot;Edit and Execute Macro&quot; End If  End Sub