WD: WordBasic Error 504 Activating Window With Read-Only File

ID: Q80465

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SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows, if you open a document with the Read Only option selected and attempt to access that document's window using the Activate WordBasic command, Word for Windows may display the following error message: 

   WordBasic Err=504: Window does not exist.
For example, the following macro example results in the WordBasic error message. The error message does not occur if you open the file as a read- write file. 

   Sub Main
      Document$="readme.doc"
      Activate Document$,1
   End Sub

Resolution

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NOTE: The document name may be case-sensitive and should be typed correctly in your macro.

Use one of the following macro examples to activate the window that contains Readme.doc that is opened as read-only: 

   Sub Main
      Document$="Readme.doc (read-only)"
      Activate Document$,1
   End Sub

   -or-

   Sub Main
      totalWindows = CountWindows()
      If totalWindows >=1 then
         For i = 1 To totalWindows
            If InStr(1, WindowName$(i), "Readme.doc") >= 1 Then \ 
            document$ = WindowName$(i)
            End If
         Next i
      End If
      Activate Document$, 1
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information on the Activate command, search for "WordBasic Programming Language" and "Activate" using the Help.

"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, page 150

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Version           : 2.x 6.0 6.0a 6.0c 7.0 7.0a
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999