WD: WordBasic Error 152 with DlgFilePreview Statement

ID: Q110414

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1
Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SYMPTOMS

If you specify a document file name to preview with the DlgFilePreview statement and no document windows are open, the DlgFilePreview statement generates the following error:

   WordBasic Error 152
   This command is not available because no document is open.

The WordBasic DlgFilePreview statement is used within a Word 6.0 for Windows dialog function to preview the document specified by Filename$.

Syntax for DlgFilePreview

DlgFilePreview [Identifier[$]] [, Filename$]

MORE INFORMATION

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The following sample macro checks the number of open windows (CountWindows) prior to displaying the dialog box. If no document windows are open, the macro opens a new document window with ScreenUpdating turned off. When the dialog box is closed, the new document window is closed without saving changes.

   Sub MAIN
   Begin Dialog UserDialog 354, 258, "Preview", .dlgTest
    PushButton 255, 10, 88, 21, "Close", .close
    Text 15, 8, 151, 25, "File Preview Example:", .Text1
    FilePreview 15, 58, 219, 183, .fileprev
   End Dialog
   Dim dlg As UserDialog
   ScreenUpdating 0
   If CountWindows() = 0 Then
    FileNewDefault
    ThisWindow$ = WindowName$()
    DocMinimize
   End If
   x = Dialog(dlg)
   If ThisWindow$ <> "" Then
    Activate ThisWindow$
    FileClose 2
   End If
   End Sub
   
   Function dlgTest(identifier$, action, suppvalue)
   Select Case action
   Case 1
    DlgFilePreview "fileprev", "C:\WINWORD\TEST.DOC"
   Case Else
   End Select
   End Function

Note to Macintosh users: Use a Macintosh path in the DlgFilePreview command line, for example:

   DlgFilePreview "fileprev", "Macintosh HD:Desktop Folder:Test Document"

For information about using a dialog function, see the "Creating Dynamic Dialog Boxes" topic in the Word 6.0 Online Help file.

Additional query words: DlgFilePreview dialog dynamic function boxes error 152 not available

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode kbmacroexample winword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a;WINDOWS: 6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999