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Q274099: PRB: Page Size of Embedded Word File Changes When Edited

Article: Q274099
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbole kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippe
Last Modified: 31-JAN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you embed a Microsoft Word file in a general field and then edit it, the
document may resize to fit the window.

RESOLUTION
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To avoid this problem, use a Linked document instead of an Embedded document. To
do so, follow the steps in the "More Information" section, but add the LINK
keyword to the APPEND GENERAL statement.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Type the following code into the Command window, and when prompted, choose a
  Word document:

  CREATE TABLE wordTable (gWordDoc G)
  APPEND BLANK
  APPEND GENERAL gWordDoc FROM GETFILE("doc") CLASS "Word.Application"
  BROWSE

2. Double-click the "Gen" record.

3. Resize the window to a different width than the displayed document.

4. Close the window, and then reopen it.

5. Double-click the document.

The document appears with new margins, matching the width of the window. If you
are working in Visual FoxPro version 3, the size changes to a consistent value,
instead of being dependent on the window width.

If you edit the general field in an OLEBoundControl instead, and use the
DoVerb(-2) method, it will open in Word. If you then click Page Setup from the
File menu, you can determine whether the paper size is different from the
original size.

REFERENCES
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For additional information about the same problem in Word 6.0, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q121049 Wrong Page Size for Word 6.0 Document Object Opened to Edit

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbole kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbCodeSnippet 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : :3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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