PRJ98: Macro to Determine If a Project Is Opened as Read-Only

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This article contains a sample macro that determines if a project is opened as read-only.


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The following macro determines if an open project is read-only.

To create this macro, follow these steps:
  1. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.


  2. In the Macro name box, type ROExample, and then click Create to open Visual Basic Editor.


  3. Create a macro by typing the following subroutine:
    
 Sub ROExample()

    ' Test to see if the file was opened read-only.


    If Activeproject.ReadOnly=True Then
        MsgBox "File is read-only"
    Else
        MsgBox "File is not read-only"
    End If

 End Sub


  4. On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Project.


  5. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.


  6. In the list of macros, click to select ROExample.


  7. Click Run.



For additional information about programming in Microsoft Project, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q189266 Visual Basic Environment Training Manuals for MS Project

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA projwin 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: March 4, 1999