Data entry environment using Word 2003

[Gautam K Banik]

What is the best way to provide users with field-like environment in Word
2003? The place holders need to be protected and tagged.

1. Have tried bookmarks... not secure enough as they can be easily deleted
by the user
2. Have tried form fields... formatting does not work within fields

Can new Word 2003 "XML features" do the trick? Any possible
solution/direction is welcome.
Thanks in advance.

Gautam K Banik
(e-mail address removed)
Corcomp Infosystems Ltd.

 

[Ed Richard]

Gautam, either applying XML schema's in Word will work, or maybe Infopath is
an option to consider?

Ed

 

[Gautam K Banik]

Ed,
Can you suggest any references/examples of XML schema usage on Word
Document?
Gautam.

 

[Gautam K Banik]

Have tried using XML on Word document. Here is where I am stuck:

I cannot let the user delete any XML node by mistake. Is there some security
check that can be implemented to stop the user for deleting nodes?
Alternatively,
Can I utilize the "Document_XMLBeforeDelete" event to undo the action?

Gautam.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Gautam,

Have tried using XML on Word document. Here is where I am stuck:

I cannot let the user delete any XML node by mistake. Is there some security
check that can be implemented to stop the user for deleting nodes?
Alternatively,
Can I utilize the "Document_XMLBeforeDelete" event to undo the action?

Would Word 2003's new document protection feature work for you? Select just
the area inside the XML nodes to not be protected...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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