Microsoft KB Archive/216495

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PRJ98: Macro to Determine If a Project Is Opened as Read-Only

Article ID: 216495

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Project 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q216495

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample macro that determines if a project is opened as read-only.

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The following macro determines if an open project is read-only.

To create this macro, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
2. In the Macro name box, type ROExample, and then click Create to open Visual Basic Editor.

3. Create a macro by typing the following subroutine:
   

    Sub ROExample()
   
       ' Test to see if the file was opened read-only.
   
   
       If Activeproject.ReadOnly=True Then
           MsgBox "File is read-only"
       Else
           MsgBox "File is not read-only"
       End If
   
    End Sub
                           

4. On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Project.
5. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
6. In the list of macros, click to select ROExample.
7. Click Run.

For additional information about programming in Microsoft Project, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

189266 PRJ98: Visual Basic Environment Training Manuals for MS Project

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