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All you probably need to do is execute the atrrib.exe file for all documents and set the read-only attribute.<br />
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Like this: attrib.exe *.doc +r<br />
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You might also wanto to set read only security on the folder they use.
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All you probably need to do is execute the atrrib.exe file for all documents and set the read-only attribute.

Like this: attrib.exe *.doc +r

You might also wanto to set read only security on the folder they use.

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I don't know about a batch file, but it would be possible with a Word macro or, slightly more difficult, with a VBScript.
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I don't know about a batch file, but it would be possible with a Word macro or, slightly more difficult, with a VBScript.

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Unfortunately i don't want to set the read only attribute on the file. I would like to set the flag which means Word suggests opening it ready only. I think a Word macro might be the only way but could be very fiddly<br />
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Many thanks<br />
Chris
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Unfortunately i don't want to set the read only attribute on the file. I would like to set the flag which means Word suggests opening it ready only. I think a Word macro might be the only way but could be very fiddly

Many thanks
Chris

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How about going into the NTFS permisions and set all users to read only for those files?
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How about going into the NTFS permisions and set all users to read only for those files?

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I still want the users to be able to get write access should they need it but i just want the prompt window to come up when the file is opened to recommend read only (which is an option within Word)
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I still want the users to be able to get write access should they need it but i just want the prompt window to come up when the file is opened to recommend read only (which is an option within Word)

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Does anybody have any suggestions on how to write a batch file which will scan all the files on a drive and convert them so that when they are opened up Word suggests that it's opened read-only (this option is under Save As-&gt;Tools-&gt;General Options
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Does anybody have any suggestions on how to write a batch file which will scan all the files on a drive and convert them so that when they are opened up Word suggests that it's opened read-only (this option is under Save As->Tools->General Options

Word 2010 Recommend Read Only Batch file

Microsoft Word is a commercial document editing program that is part of the Microsoft Office suite. It features numerous text-editing tools for creating richly formatted documents, along with tools for the use of macros in Word documents. Word's native file formats are denoted either by a .doc or .docx file extension. Plugins permitting the Windows versions of Word to read and write formats it does not natively support, such as the OpenDocument format (ODF) are available. Word can import and display images in common bitmap formats such as JPG and GIF. It can also be used to create and display simple line-art.

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Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.