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sim2020
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6 years ago
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How to SaveAs a word doc which is already open

My application opens up a word document in preview mode. I'm trying to close the preview mode, then it opens the file in a compatibility mode. I need to save as the file in a folder. I've tried like...
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    sim2020
    6 years ago

    Thanks, tristaanogre for the reply. That didn't work, unfortunately. I have managed to find the temp file in a folder and take a copy of that as a solution to my issue.

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tristaanogre
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6 years ago

Sys.OleObject doesn't use an exsisting process of Word but actually creates a new instance.  So, your WordObject is a different instance than the running Word instance hence why it doesn't think there is doc open.

 

Suggested change... no guarentees, just a suggestion.

 

 Sys.Process("WINWORD", 2).Close      - This closes the preview mode
Set WordObject = Sys.WaitProcess('WINWORD")
If (WordObject.Exists) Then
WordObject.ActiveDocument.SaveAs("C:\work.doc")

End If
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sim2020
New Contributor
6 years ago

Thanks, tristaanogre for the reply. That didn't work, unfortunately. I have managed to find the temp file in a folder and take a copy of that as a solution to my issue.

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    sonya_m
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    6 years ago

    Great to hear you’ve found a workaround!