View Word document Read only (from a Viewer?)

[LegalIT]

Hello,

Using VB.net I want to view a Word document (already created) in Read Only mode. Is there a way to show it in a viewer or something so that it can't be changed or saved under a different name?

Thanks!
LegalIT

[kadghar]

Hello,

Using VB.net I want to view a Word document (already created) in Read Only mode. Is there a way to show it in a viewer or something so that it can't be changed or saved under a different name?

Thanks!
LegalIT

You'll have to close it an re-open it as read only

I'll store the name in a string, then close the file without saving it, then re open it as read only.
I'll also desactivate the alerts while this is done, because sometimes when VBA closes a document, a Save message appears.

[CODE=vb]Dim str1 As String
str1 = activedocument. fullname
application.dis playalerts = 0
activedocument. close savechantes:=fa lse
documents.open filename:=str1, readonly:=true
application.dis playalerts = -1[/CODE]

well, hth