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Application.DocumentBeforeSave event (Word)

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Occurs before any open document is saved.

Syntax

expression.DocumentBeforeSave (DocAs Document**, SaveAsUIAs Boolean, CancelAs Boolean)

expression A variable that represents an 'Application' object declared with events in a class module.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Doc Required Document The document that is being saved.
SaveAsUI Required Boolean True if the Save As dialog box is displayed, whether to save a new document, in response to the Save command; or in response to the Save As command; or in response to the SaveAs or SaveAs2 method.
Cancel Required Boolean False when the event occurs. If the event procedure sets this argument to True, the document is not saved when the procedure is finished.

Remarks

For more information about using events with the Application object, see Using events with the Application object.

Example

This example prompts the user for a yes or no response before saving any document. This code must be placed in a class module, and an instance of the class must be correctly initialized to see this example work; see Using events with the Application object for directions on how to accomplish this.

Public WithEvents appWord as Word.Application 
 
Private Sub appWord_DocumentBeforeSave _ 
 (ByVal Doc As Document, _ 
 SaveAsUI As Boolean, _ 
 Cancel As Boolean) 
 
 Dim intResponse As Integer 
 
 intResponse = MsgBox("Do you really want to " _ 
 & "save the document?", _ 
 vbYesNo) 
 
 If intResponse = vbNo Then Cancel = True 
End Sub

See also

Application Object

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