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Accessing Word Document Properties

I have a form that opens Word documents within a web browswer control.

Having a reference to the Word Object Library, I can open the Properties dialog by using:
"mDoc.Application.Dialogs(wdDialogFileSummaryInfo).Show"

My question is can the data in this dialog be accessed via vb code so that I can update it with data from an Access db, without the user seeing it?

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gammbro

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OK - that works.

Now, can I refer to the Word Properties dialog box without opening the document in by broswer control, or does the document have to be open?

roverm

No, you cannot access the 'document' properties without a document.
So you still need to open it. If you don't want to show it, just set the oWord.Visible property to false.

D'Mzzl!
RoverM

gammbro

ASKER

When I try to run, I get an error on the GetObject function:

Runtime Error '432'

File name or class name not found during Automation operation.

The file exists and I have the correct path specified to the file.

roverm

gammbro:
Where do you get the error (trace through the code ?) ?

gammbro

ASKER

Actually, I got it to work. I was intializing my variable incorrectly.

However, I have another question related to this. I am looking to secure my Word documents by placing a password on them.

How can I go about this through vb code?

roverm

This example will allow you to set a password:

With oWord.ActiveDocument
.ReadOnlyRecommended = False
.Password = "myopenpassword"
.WritePassword = "myeditpassword"
End With

To remove the password from the document, just set the password to an empty string : "".

After changing it:
oWord.ActiveDocument.Saved = False
oWord.ActiveDocument.Save

You have to do this because else Word 'thinks' that nothing did change, and will NOT update the password.

D'Mzzl!
RoverM

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