How to avoid Runtime error 4248?

jesper

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Dec 14, 2000, 7:46:00 AM12/14/00

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Hi group!

A have a Word 2K solution where every bit of code is contained in a template
in the StartUp folder.

Everything works fine except when a user doubleclicks a word document in
Windows Explorer without having Word open.

Word returns the errormessage (4248) "This command is not available because
no document is open".

I guess its in the procedures for reading or writing values of custom
document properties the error happens (according to tech-net articles) but
I'm unable to ErrorHandle my way out of the problem.

Any suggestions.

Thanx in advance

Jesper

Perry

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Dec 18, 2000, 4:38:47 PM12/18/00

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Hi Jesper,

> I guess its in the procedures for reading or writing values of custom
> document properties the error happens (according to tech-net articles

That could be the problem.

Send a snippet of the code ...
Let's have a look then.

Krgrds,
Perry

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jesper

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Jan 18, 2001, 8:14:29 AM1/18/01

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Hi Perry!

Thanx for taken the time to answer.

Cant send you the template - its 10.000+ codelines (and owned by a client.)

Have solved the problem inserting an errorhandler in the AutoExec Sub
handling error 4248 by adding a document to the Documents collection.

The problem is that the code in a StartUp template fires before Word opens
the first empty document. And therefore no document to read custom document
properties from.

Another work-around is to use a custom Application object with events
(instanciated in Normal.dot) On the Application_Open event a document is
opened as the very first thing.

Regards Jesper

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Astrid

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Jan 18, 2001, 8:22:40 AM1/18/01

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Hi Jesper,

Can't you use the .ontime method to start running the other code just a
little later:
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Userforms/AutoExecUsertFm.htm

Hope this helps,
regards,
Astrid

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Perry

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Jan 18, 2001, 3:33:08 PM1/18/01

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Hi Jesper,

If you've worked you way around, good.
Few remarks:

> Cant send you the template - its 10.000+ codelines (and owned by a
client.)

That's why I asked *a* snippet for the relavant part of the code, but I can
imagine the caution you have since it's customer owned.

> Another work-around is to use a custom Application object with events
> (instanciated in Normal.dot) On the Application_Open event a document is
> opened as the very first thing.

I assume that you're testing the AttachedTemplate origin of each new
document that is created, in this case ??

Krgrds,
Perry

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jesper

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Jan 22, 2001, 5:23:01 AM1/22/01

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Hi Perry!

U bet. AttachedTemplate-check initializes a lot of things - eg. fixed labels
in bodytext, registry settings a.s.o

The client is the danish ministry of foreign affairs - but I guess you can
see code snippets if you're still interested?

U can probably see the full solution in the danish embassy in NL ;-)

Regards Jesper

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Perry

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Jan 22, 2001, 10:54:20 AM1/22/01

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Yo Jesper!

Glad things worked out !

> but I guess you can
> see code snippets if you're still interested?

If you think the code will be a significant contribution to
the group's interest, I'd certainly post it.

Krgrds,
Perry

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