Question

I need to either disable SaveAs in word or prevent the User from changing the file name.

My application allows the user to create a MailMerge Document using headers I provider for them. This works when the user just simply Saves and exits Word. If the user Saves As, the application locks up.

I’m using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.

 //MyWordApp & doc is initialized.

 MyWordApp.Application.Visible = true;

 While(WordIsOpen())//Holds execution here while User is editing in Word
 {
 }

WordIsOpen Definition:

 public bool WordIsOpen()
 {
       if (MyWordApp.Application.Visible)//Locks up here
       {
           return true;
       }
       else
           return false;
 }

Lock up:

 //I have a BeforeSave event that Saves the doc and quits Word

 DocumentBeforeSave(Doc, SaveAsUI, Cancel)
 {
      //Save Doc

      MyWordApp.Quit(ref objFalse, ref objNull, ref objNull);//Also, Locks up here
 }

Answer 1

I’m not completely sure what ultimately caused this issue. I determined it has something to do with the COM behavior. There is a known bug while using the Word Interop in debug mode. The only way I came across that could potentially resolve this issue is to intercept COM events occurring before or on SaveAs. I did not implement that solution so I do not know what is all involved in that.