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Q175924: WD97: Code to Determine Whether Open Document Is a Template

Article: Q175924
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure
(or macro) that determines if an open Microsoft Word document is in a document
format or a template format.

MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty
either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This
article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being
demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft
support professionals 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 needs. If you have
limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified
Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more
information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/

For more information about the support options that are available and about how
to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Sample Procedure
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     Sub IsTemplate()
        ' Use the FileSaveAs dialog to determine the typ of document.
        With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
           ' Execute the dialog but do not display the dialog.
           .Execute
           If .Format = 1 Then
              MsgBox "Template"
           Else
              MsgBox "Not a template"
           End If
        End With
     End Sub

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

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click
the Office Assistant in Word, type "how to create a macro" (without the
quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click
the Office Assistant in Word, type "how to run a macro" (without the quotation
marks), click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

For more information about the Dialogs object, click the Office Assistant in the
Visual Basic Editor, type "dialogs" (without the quotation marks), click Search,
and then click to view "Dialog Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word or Visual Basic Help are not installed on your
computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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