Acrobat 7 blocks Global Template Save

[Greg]

Users have reported that after installing Acrobat 7 that changes made
to normal.dot are not being saved. One of the posters confirmed that
Shift+File>SaveAll before closing Word resolved his problem. I am
wonder if the following AutoExit would work? I don't have Acrobate 7
(open to donations) so I can't test it here.

Sub AutoExit()
'Place this macro in Normal and other document templates
Dim myTemplate As Template
Dim myString As String
Dim oChgAlert As Balloon
Set myTemplate = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplat­e
myString = myTemplate.Name
If myTemplate.Saved = False Then
Set oChgAlert = Assistant.NewBalloon
With oChgAlert
.Heading = "Microsoft Word Alert!!"
.Text = "Changes have been made that effect the" _
& " Global template, " & myString & ". Do you want" _
& " to save these changes?"
.Button = msoButtonSetYesNo
.Animation = msoAnimationGetAttentionMinor
If .Show = msoBalloonButtonYes Then
myTemplate.Save
End If
End With
End If
End Sub

 

[Charles Kenyon]

The simplest work-around for Acrobat 7 (other than uninstall) is the
registry change recommended by Graham
Mayor.http://www.gmayor.com/lose_that_adobe_acrobat_toolbar.htm.
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Users have reported that after installing Acrobat 7 that changes made
to normal.dot are not being saved. One of the posters confirmed that
Shift+File>SaveAll before closing Word resolved his problem. I am
wonder if the following AutoExit would work? I don't have Acrobate 7
(open to donations) so I can't test it here.

Sub AutoExit()
'Place this macro in Normal and other document templates
Dim myTemplate As Template
Dim myString As String
Dim oChgAlert As Balloon
Set myTemplate = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplat­e
myString = myTemplate.Name
If myTemplate.Saved = False Then
Set oChgAlert = Assistant.NewBalloon
With oChgAlert
.Heading = "Microsoft Word Alert!!"
.Text = "Changes have been made that effect the" _
& " Global template, " & myString & ". Do you want" _
& " to save these changes?"
.Button = msoButtonSetYesNo
.Animation = msoAnimationGetAttentionMinor
If .Show = msoBalloonButtonYes Then
myTemplate.Save
End If
End With
End If
End Sub

 

[Greg]

Charles,

I wasn't looking for the simplest workaround. I was asking if anyone
has Adobe Acrobat installed and would test to see if this method works.

I was trying to provided a workaround to the problem that doesn't make
the user do any work (remember to click Shift+File>SaveAll).

 

[Howard Kaikow]

Does the following help?

http://www.standards.com/index.html?PDFMakerandWordMacros

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http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.
Users have reported that after installing Acrobat 7 that changes made
to normal.dot are not being saved. One of the posters confirmed that
Shift+File>SaveAll before closing Word resolved his problem. I am
wonder if the following AutoExit would work? I don't have Acrobate 7
(open to donations) so I can't test it here.

Sub AutoExit()
'Place this macro in Normal and other document templates
Dim myTemplate As Template
Dim myString As String
Dim oChgAlert As Balloon
Set myTemplate = ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplat­e
myString = myTemplate.Name
If myTemplate.Saved = False Then
Set oChgAlert = Assistant.NewBalloon
With oChgAlert
.Heading = "Microsoft Word Alert!!"
.Text = "Changes have been made that effect the" _
& " Global template, " & myString & ". Do you want" _
& " to save these changes?"
.Button = msoButtonSetYesNo
.Animation = msoAnimationGetAttentionMinor
If .Show = msoBalloonButtonYes Then
myTemplate.Save
End If
End With
End If
End Sub

 

[Jezebel]

Won't help. Acrobat sets .Saved to TRUE, before AutoExit runs.

 

[Greg Maxey]

OK, thanks.

 

[Graham Mayor]

Probably not because Acrobat 7 no longer uses the DOT add-in, but instead
uses a COM add in
If Adobe were not so anal about the security of their addin code, these
problems would have been resolved years ago, but instead new problems are
introduced with each new release.
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[Howard Kaikow]

Probably not because Acrobat 7 no longer uses the DOT add-in, but instead
uses a COM add in
If Adobe were not so anal about the security of their addin code, these
problems would have been resolved years ago, but instead new problems are
introduced with each new release.

Adobe is not at all being anal.

The bulk of the code is actually in a compiled DLL, AdobePDFMakerX.DLL and
AdobePDFMakerX.tlb, which none of us has any right to expect to be able to
see.

 

[Greg Maxey]

I don't know if any of us gives a hoot about seeing it (the code). We just
wish that Adobe Add-Ins didn 't bugger up Word.