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American since 1749
When I open a doc from SharePoint that someone else already has open,
I get a "File In Use" dialog with two choices: A) open read-only or B)
edit the file and merge changes when the file becomes available.
Using WithEvents and Sub Document_Open(), I want to detect that a
document has been opened in either way. If I choose A, detection is
easy: If ActiveDocument.ReadOnly Then ...
But if I choose B, the document is of course not read-only. How can I
detect that the document cannot be saved until the lock is released?
I have tried ActiveDocument.LockServerFile, but I get the same result
--
a run-time error 5891, property not available on that object -- for
all documents, whether someone else has them open or not.
Alternatively, can I detect that the "File In Use" dialog has been
shown at all, no matter what choice was made? Ideally, can I replace
the "File In Use" dialog with one of my own?
I get a "File In Use" dialog with two choices: A) open read-only or B)
edit the file and merge changes when the file becomes available.
Using WithEvents and Sub Document_Open(), I want to detect that a
document has been opened in either way. If I choose A, detection is
easy: If ActiveDocument.ReadOnly Then ...
But if I choose B, the document is of course not read-only. How can I
detect that the document cannot be saved until the lock is released?
I have tried ActiveDocument.LockServerFile, but I get the same result
--
a run-time error 5891, property not available on that object -- for
all documents, whether someone else has them open or not.
Alternatively, can I detect that the "File In Use" dialog has been
shown at all, no matter what choice was made? Ideally, can I replace
the "File In Use" dialog with one of my own?