Turn off compatibility mode in template for Word 2007

[Luca Brasi]

I would like to use something like

Set doc = Documents.Open("C:\Test.dot")
doc.SaveAs "C:\Test.dotx", WdSaveFormat.wdFormatXMLTemplate

to convert several old templates in the new Word 2007 file format.

Problem is that the saved new templates still are in compatibility mode.
Can I turn that off with VBA?

Thanks for any hints.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I would like to use something like

Set doc = Documents.Open("C:\Test.dot")
doc.SaveAs "C:\Test.dotx", WdSaveFormat.wdFormatXMLTemplate

to convert several old templates in the new Word 2007 file format.

Problem is that the saved new templates still are in compatibility
mode. Can I turn that off with VBA?

Thanks for any hints.

Between opening and saving, use the Convert method

doc.Convert

documented at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb243727.aspx. This
is the same as opening the Office button menu and clicking the Convert item
(which is visible only if the document or template is in compatibility
mode).

I don't have Word 2007 handy here to check, but I suspect you might get an
error from calling Convert for a document/template that was not in
compatibility mode. I couldn't find any property of the Document object that
would tell you whether the current document is in that mode, but an On Error
statement might catch such an error.

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Jay Freedman
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[Luca Brasi]

Thank you Jay, works perfectly!
Luca

Between opening and saving, use the Convert method

doc.Convert

documented at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb243727.aspx. This
is the same as opening the Office button menu and clicking the Convert item
(which is visible only if the document or template is in compatibility
mode).

I don't have Word 2007 handy here to check, but I suspect you might get an
error from calling Convert for a document/template that was not in
compatibility mode. I couldn't find any property of the Document object that
would tell you whether the current document is in that mode, but an On Error
statement might catch such an error.