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VB.net how to open Word doc in Read ONLY mode, no toolbars or menus

Asked by sqdperu in Microsoft Visual Basic.Net

Tags: VB Net Word doc Read only

I'm using VB.net 2005.  I want to open a Word doc from either the VB app.  It can either shown on the form or in Word itself.  Either way is fine.  I tried using the WebBrowser control method, but it had the annoying "Open or Save" dialog that pops up and I don't want the users to get that.  So now I am trying by opening up Word uses the sample code I found below.  The problem is I want the users to ONLY be able to READ the doc.  No Editing, Printing, or Saving.   How Do I remove the Menubars, tool bars, and anything else that would allow them to print or save.  Even if they tried to edit it would then do them no good without print or save.  What is the correct approach to do this?  Thanks.
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Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
 
        ' Opens up doc in Word
 
        Dim file_name As String
        Dim file_path As String
        Dim file_title As String
        Dim word_server As Word.Application
 
        Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.WaitCursor
 
        Button1.Enabled = False
 
        'Application.DoEvents()
 
        file_name = "C:\Temp2\QCP200-1.doc"
        file_title = file_name.Substring(file_name.LastIndexOf("\") + 1)
        file_path = file_name.Substring(0, file_name.LastIndexOf("\"))
 
        word_server = New Word.Application()
 
        word_server.Application.CommandBars("Standard").Enabled = False
        word_server.Application.CommandBars("Standard").Visible = False
        ' word_server.Application.CommandBars.ActionControl.Visible = False
        ' word_server.Application.CommandBars.ActiveMenuBar.Visible = False
        word_server.Application.CommandBars.DisableCustomize = True
        word_server.Application.Options.AllowFastSave = False
        word_server.Application.Options.BackgroundSave = False
        word_server.Application.Options.SaveNormalPrompt = False
        word_server.Application.Options.SavePropertiesPrompt = False
        word_server.Application.PrintPreview = False
 
 
        word_server.ChangeFileOpenDirectory(file_path)
        word_server.Documents.Open( _
            FileName:=file_title, _
            ConfirmConversions:=False, _
            ReadOnly:=True, _
            AddToRecentFiles:=False, _
            PasswordDocument:="", _
            PasswordTemplate:="", _
            Revert:=False, _
            WritePasswordDocument:="", _
            WritePasswordTemplate:="", _
            Format:=Word.WdOpenFormat.wdOpenFormatAuto)
 
        ' Display Word with doc open
        word_server.Visible = True
 
        Cursor = System.Windows.Forms.Cursors.Default
 
        Button1.Enabled = True
 
 
    End Sub
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