KB175924 - WD97: Code to Determine Whether Open Document Is a Template

Article ID: 175924

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q175924

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure (or macro) that determines if an open Microsoft Word document is in a document format or a template format.

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Sample Procedure

   Sub IsTemplate()
      ' Use the FileSaveAs dialog to determine the typ of document.
      With Dialogs(wdDialogFileSaveAs)
         ' Execute the dialog but do not display the dialog.
         .Execute
         If .Format = 1 Then
            MsgBox "Template"
         Else
            MsgBox "Not a template"
         End If
      End With
   End Sub

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Word, type how to create a macro, click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Word, type how to run a macro, click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

For more information about the Dialogs object, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type dialogs, click Search, and then click to view "Dialog Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word or Visual Basic Help are not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

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