Article ID: 184985
Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q184985
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications dialogs collection and set a password for a document, the password is not saved with the document.
CAUSE
This problem occurs when you use the wdDialogFileSaveAs dialog box constant to display the FileSaveAs dialog box, and set the password for a document, while the File Save As dialog box is displayed.
WORKAROUND
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. The command line you normally use to display the File Save As dialog box is as follows:
Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show
To display the File Save As dialog box and save a password that you set (as if clicking Options in the File Save As dialog box) use the following macro commands instead of Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs).Show:
Sub SaveDocPasswordWorkAround()
Dim dlg As Dialog
Dim dlgParm As String
' If no documents are open to save then exit this routine.
If Documents.Count = 0 Then Exit Sub
' Set object variable to File Save As dialog box.
Set dlg = Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
With dlg
' Display the dialog box.
.Display
' Extract the name to save as (typed in the File Name text box).
dlgParm = .Name
' Force an update to the dialog box.
.Update
' Reset the file name.
.Name = dlgParm
' Execute the dialog box commands.
.Execute
End With
End Sub
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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