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Word fails to save custom document properties

Article ID: 195425

Article Last Modified on 4/16/2007


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SYMPTOMS

Custom document properties that are added to a Microsoft Word document by using Automation are not saved after the code calls "Save."

CAUSE

Word does not "dirty" the document when custom document properties are added by usingAutomation. When the document is not dirty, calls to "Save" just return without performing anything.

RESOLUTION

In the document to which you are adding properties, set the "Saved" property to False. This will let Word know the document must be saved.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The following Visual Basic code demonstrates how to add a custom document property and set the "Saved" property to False:
' Launch Word
   Dim wdapp As Object
   Set wdapp = CreateObject("Word.Application")

   ' Make it visible...
   wdapp.Visible = True

   ' Open a document...
   Dim doc As Object<?xm-insertion_mark_start author="v-thomr" time="20070416T123039-0600"?>
<?xm-insertion_mark_end?>   ' In Word 2007, change the document name to testdoc.docx.
   Set doc = wdapp.Documents.Open("C:\mydocu~1\testdoc.doc")

   ' Add a custom document property...
   doc.CustomDocumentProperties.Add "MyProp", False, 1, 123

   ' Uncomment this line to let Word know document is "dirty," so it
   ' will save the new Custom Document Property.
   'doc.Saved = False

   ' Save document
   doc.Save

   ' Close Word...
   wdapp.Quit
				

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