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Subject: Re: Keeps asking to save/change normal.dot after I've thrown data from VB6 to MS Word
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Hi All

I just can't pin this one down.

I have a vb6 app that connects and throws data at a MS Word doc template
that I've pre-created.  The doc population works fine (ie a copy of the
template is used and values put into it) and at the end of the process the
doc is displayed to the user, but when the user tries to close the doc or
quit the Word app then **some** users seem to get into a little loop of
asking if they want to update the normal.dot file.  They click cancel to the
Save As window, try to close and  asked about it again.

This doesn't seem to be version specific, because I've seen the same
app/word template setup on numerous WinXP/Vista/7 machines using Office
2000/2003/2007/2010 and it works fine, but I've got a large preportion of
users who get this annoying loop everytime they call it.

Now from my point of view the only thing I can think it is is that I use a
WordBasic line to manipulate the filename that is displayed when you go to
File/Save As.

This obviously manipulates the properties window and might twiddle the
normal.dot props as well, but why??

I've got access to 3 machines and none of them have generated this kind of
problem.

Is there any sure fire way of stopping this normal.dot cafuffle or should I
drop the WordBasic line to give the PC a chance?

Thanks