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Q184984: WD97: Password Not Saved Calling wdDialogFileSaveAs Dialog Box

Article: Q184984
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode word8 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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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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
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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 the File Save As dialog box.
        Set dlg = Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)

        ' Display the dialog box.
        dlg.Display
        ' Extract the name to save as (typed into the File Name text box.)
        dlgParm = dlg.Name
        ' Force an update to the dialog box.
        dlg.Update
        ' Reset the file name.
        dlg.Name = dlgParm
        ' Execute the dialog box commands.
        dlg.Execute

     End Sub

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

MORE INFORMATION
================

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

  Q173707 OFF97: 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:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications


Additional query words: wordcon vb vba

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word8 word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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