WD98: Cannot Specify Password Using RecentFiles.Open Method

ID: Q185640

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you use the RecentFiles property with the Open method in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, you cannot specify a password for a document you open from the most recently used file list (on the File menu).

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use the following Visual Basic for Applications sample macro.

The following macro passes the RecentFiles(1).Name to the Documents.Open command, with which you can specify a document password. The macro opens the first item in the Most Recently Used(MRU) list. To specify another item in the list, use a different number, such as RecentFiles(3).Name.

   Sub OpenRecentFileWithPassWord()

      If RecentFiles.Count >= 1 Then

         ' Replace "YourDocumentPassWord" with the password
         ' of the document to open.
         Documents.Open FileName:=RecentFiles(1).Name, _
            PasswordDocument:="YourDocumentPassWord"

      End If
   End Sub

For more information about the RecentFiles Object, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "RecentFiles," click Search, and then click to view "RecentFiles Object."

For more information about the Documents Object, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Documents," click Search, and then click to view "Documents Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vba vb vbe

Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999