Q109758 - WD: WordBasic Examples: LockFields, UnLockFields

WD: WordBasic Examples: LockFields, UnLockFields

Q109758

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample macro that demonstrates the use of the following WordBasic statements and functions:

LockFields
UnLockFields

This article supplements the information in online Help. To open this Help topic, click Contents on the Help menu and then click the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic.

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UnLockFields

Syntax:

UnlockFields
LockFields

Example:

The following sample macro displays a dialog box that locks or unlocks all the fields in the active document


   Sub MAIN
      Begin Dialog UserDialog 204, 94, "Microsoft Word"
         OptionGroup  .choice
            OptionButton 13, 15, 124, 16, "Lock Fields", .LOCKFIELD
            OptionButton 13, 35, 148, 16, "Unlock Fields", .UNLOCKFIELD
         OKButton 7, 63, 88, 21
         CancelButton 103, 63, 88, 21
      End Dialog
      On Error Goto bye
      Dim dlg As UserDialog
      GetCurValues dlg
      n = Dialog(dlg)
      If n = 0 Then Goto bye
      If dlg.choice = 0 Then
         EditSelectAll
         LockFields
         Goto bye
      Else
         EditSelectAll
         UnlockFields
         Goto bye
      End If
   bye:
      LineDown 1
   End Sub

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