WD: AppleScript Example: Close Command

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

The information in this article discusses the following AppleScript event:

   Close

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The Close command is used to Close documents within Microsoft Word. The syntax for this command is listed below. The words enclosed by the [] symbols specifies an optional argument for the Close command.

   Close 'something' [Saving ] [Saving In]

      The Saving argument can have three values
         Yes - Will save the document before closing it.
          No - Will not save the document before closing it.
         Ask - Will prompt the user to either save or not save before
               closing the document.

      The Saving In argument is the path you want the document to be
      saved to. If you change the file name in this path, the document
      will be saved under a different name.

Example

The following AppleScript script sample demonstrates the Close event.

tell application "Microsoft Word"

   open "MyWordFile"
   set selection to first word
   delete selection
   close "MyWordFile" Saving ask saving in "WordCopy"

This script does the following:

1. Opens the document named "MyWordFile".

2. Selects the first word in the document.

3. Deletes the word.

4. Closes the document and asks whether you want to save or discard the changes before you close the document. It also saves the document using the file name, "WordCopy."