WD6X: ToolsOptionsSave Doesn't Remove Password

ID: Q140178

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SYMPTOMS

The WordBasic macro command ToolsOptionsSave .password="" does not remove a password that has been set on a document. By contrast, the macro command FileSaveAs .password="" does.

RESOLUTION

Upgrade Your Version of Word (Word for Windows Only)

To resolve this problem, if you are running Windows, upgrade your version of Word to Word 6.0c for Windows, Word 6.0 for Windows NT, or Word 7.0 for Windows 95.

To obtain pre-sales information about new or updated Microsoft products, call the Microsoft Sales Information Center at (800) 426-9400. If you are outside the United States, contact the Microsoft subsidiary for your area. To locate your subsidiary, see the Microsoft World Wide Offices Web site at:

   http://www.microsoft.com/worldwide/default.htm

NOTE: Because the Microsoft Web site is constantly updated, the site address may change without notice. If this occurs, link to the Microsoft home page at the following address:

   http://www.microsoft.com/

Use FileSaveAs(All Versions of Word using WordBasic)

To work around this problem use this

   FileSaveAs .password=""

instead of this:

   ToolsOptionsSave.Password=""

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0 for Windows NT, Word version 6.0c for Windows, and Word version 7.0 for Windows 95.

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbmacro wordnt winword ntword macword word6 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH Win95 WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: January 21, 1999