How to prevent edit

[Susan]

Hi guys

Is it possible to programmatically open a word document which can not be edited (i.e., in some kind of a view only mode)? wordApp.Documents.Open with ReadOnly = true, does not prevent editing (just saving). No IRM please, it is Word 2002

Many thanks
Susan

 

[Chad DeMeyer]

Susan, try this:

Assign the document object you open to a variable using a set statement
(e.g., Set oDoc = wordApp.Documents.Open ...).

For Each oSec in oDoc.Sections
oSec.ProtectedForForms = -1 '-1 = True
Next oSec
oDoc.Protect 2, -1, password '2 = wdAllowOnlyFormFields, substitute a
valid password string for "password"

The above code will in effect make the document view only AND prevent the
user from removing the protection without knowing the password. This is
assuming there are no formfields in the document. If that were the case,
you would also need to loop through all the formfields in the document and
set their Enabled property to 0 (False).

Hope this helps
Regards,
Chad

Hi guys!

Is it possible to programmatically open a word document which can not be

edited (i.e., in some kind of a view only mode)? wordApp.Documents.Open with
ReadOnly = true, does not prevent editing (just saving). No IRM please, it
is Word 2002.

 

[trevor]

Hi would anyone have a clue how to try this manouvre with powerpoint?
Cheers