Question Making Word Open in Read Only

[Skip Bisconer]

I am thinking of creating form help files in Word then the user will be able to open the specific file from a control on the form. I am concerned that the user can change the underlying Word document. Can a document be forced to open in Read Only with VBA?

 

[GaryPanic]

don't know is the answer - however you can make the word file read only from the server drive - this should do it

 

[Skip Bisconer]

Thanks for responding. Maybe someone else has an answer for me.

I have the reverse issue occasionaly with open and Excel file. I would like to make that always open in a read/write state.

 

[Banana]

Pretty sure it's one of arguments in the method to open word documents...

Documents.Open "foo" ReadOnly:=True

(can't remember the specific position, but help file will tell you where.

 

[Skip Bisconer]

Thanks for all your input. I solved the issue at the source by making the word doc property read only. Me thinks I was thinking too deeply here.