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WORD REALLY SUCKS SOMETIMES....
(word 03 on win2kpro)
I very often edit a word doc, do a save as (F12) and then try to move the original doc to an archive folder. But word thinks the original is in use so it won't let me. This does not always happen but I understand it when it does. However, often when I close the copy (so now both are closed), I still cannot move the original because since I have other completely unrelated docs open word thinks (or rather doesn't think at all) it's still in use. So I close all of those and more often than not still have a problem because Outlook is running. The point is that all too often I have to close ALL my open word docs AND Outlook just to delete or mvoe or rename a doc file that I closed a long time ago. IT REALLY SUCKS. |
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WORD REALLY SUCKS SOMETIMES....
Sounds like pilot error to me - see
http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Keith G Hicks wrote: (word 03 on win2kpro) I very often edit a word doc, do a save as (F12) and then try to move the original doc to an archive folder. But word thinks the original is in use so it won't let me. This does not always happen but I understand it when it does. However, often when I close the copy (so now both are closed), I still cannot move the original because since I have other completely unrelated docs open word thinks (or rather doesn't think at all) it's still in use. So I close all of those and more often than not still have a problem because Outlook is running. The point is that all too often I have to close ALL my open word docs AND Outlook just to delete or mvoe or rename a doc file that I closed a long time ago. IT REALLY SUCKS. |
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WORD REALLY SUCKS SOMETIMES....
Thanks but it's hardly "pilot error." It has nothing whatsoever to do with
backups or crashes. I can start Outlook and word fresh right after my system starts up. Open a word doc, do a save as, close both docs and still not be able to move the original. The message is "There has been a sharing violation. The source or target may be in use." Something to that effect. My favorite part of that message is the "MAY be in use." It's clear that word isn't sure so it's just covering itself just in case. Until I close all word docs and outllook I'm unable to move, delete or rename the file. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Sounds like pilot error to me - see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Keith G Hicks wrote: (word 03 on win2kpro) I very often edit a word doc, do a save as (F12) and then try to move the original doc to an archive folder. But word thinks the original is in use so it won't let me. This does not always happen but I understand it when it does. However, often when I close the copy (so now both are closed), I still cannot move the original because since I have other completely unrelated docs open word thinks (or rather doesn't think at all) it's still in use. So I close all of those and more often than not still have a problem because Outlook is running. The point is that all too often I have to close ALL my open word docs AND Outlook just to delete or mvoe or rename a doc file that I closed a long time ago. IT REALLY SUCKS. |
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WORD REALLY SUCKS SOMETIMES....
Are you working on a network? There may be some network file permission thing
happening. What you are describing isn't not normal. "Keith G Hicks" wrote: Thanks but it's hardly "pilot error." It has nothing whatsoever to do with backups or crashes. I can start Outlook and word fresh right after my system starts up. Open a word doc, do a save as, close both docs and still not be able to move the original. The message is "There has been a sharing violation. The source or target may be in use." Something to that effect. My favorite part of that message is the "MAY be in use." It's clear that word isn't sure so it's just covering itself just in case. Until I close all word docs and outllook I'm unable to move, delete or rename the file. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Sounds like pilot error to me - see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Keith G Hicks wrote: (word 03 on win2kpro) I very often edit a word doc, do a save as (F12) and then try to move the original doc to an archive folder. But word thinks the original is in use so it won't let me. This does not always happen but I understand it when it does. However, often when I close the copy (so now both are closed), I still cannot move the original because since I have other completely unrelated docs open word thinks (or rather doesn't think at all) it's still in use. So I close all of those and more often than not still have a problem because Outlook is running. The point is that all too often I have to close ALL my open word docs AND Outlook just to delete or mvoe or rename a doc file that I closed a long time ago. IT REALLY SUCKS. |
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WORD REALLY SUCKS SOMETIMES....
Keith,
You may need to programmatically close down Word by setting the application to Nothing. Try asking the folks in the Programming section how to do this. HTH "Keith G Hicks" wrote: (word 03 on win2kpro) I very often edit a word doc, do a save as (F12) and then try to move the original doc to an archive folder. But word thinks the original is in use so it won't let me. This does not always happen but I understand it when it does. However, often when I close the copy (so now both are closed), I still cannot move the original because since I have other completely unrelated docs open word thinks (or rather doesn't think at all) it's still in use. So I close all of those and more often than not still have a problem because Outlook is running. The point is that all too often I have to close ALL my open word docs AND Outlook just to delete or mvoe or rename a doc file that I closed a long time ago. IT REALLY SUCKS. |
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WORD REALLY SUCKS SOMETIMES....
Nope. Not on a network.
"Tim in Ottawa" wrote in message ... Are you working on a network? There may be some network file permission thing happening. What you are describing isn't not normal. "Keith G Hicks" wrote: Thanks but it's hardly "pilot error." It has nothing whatsoever to do with backups or crashes. I can start Outlook and word fresh right after my system starts up. Open a word doc, do a save as, close both docs and still not be able to move the original. The message is "There has been a sharing violation. The source or target may be in use." Something to that effect. My favorite part of that message is the "MAY be in use." It's clear that word isn't sure so it's just covering itself just in case. Until I close all word docs and outllook I'm unable to move, delete or rename the file. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Sounds like pilot error to me - see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Keith G Hicks wrote: (word 03 on win2kpro) I very often edit a word doc, do a save as (F12) and then try to move the original doc to an archive folder. But word thinks the original is in use so it won't let me. This does not always happen but I understand it when it does. However, often when I close the copy (so now both are closed), I still cannot move the original because since I have other completely unrelated docs open word thinks (or rather doesn't think at all) it's still in use. So I close all of those and more often than not still have a problem because Outlook is running. The point is that all too often I have to close ALL my open word docs AND Outlook just to delete or mvoe or rename a doc file that I closed a long time ago. IT REALLY SUCKS. |
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Did you remove all the orphan temporray files as suggested in the link?
-- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Keith G Hicks wrote: Thanks but it's hardly "pilot error." It has nothing whatsoever to do with backups or crashes. I can start Outlook and word fresh right after my system starts up. Open a word doc, do a save as, close both docs and still not be able to move the original. The message is "There has been a sharing violation. The source or target may be in use." Something to that effect. My favorite part of that message is the "MAY be in use." It's clear that word isn't sure so it's just covering itself just in case. Until I close all word docs and outllook I'm unable to move, delete or rename the file. "Graham Mayor" wrote in message ... Sounds like pilot error to me - see http://www.gmayor.com/what_to_do_when_word_crashes.htm and http://www.gmayor.com/automatically_backup.htm Keith G Hicks wrote: (word 03 on win2kpro) I very often edit a word doc, do a save as (F12) and then try to move the original doc to an archive folder. But word thinks the original is in use so it won't let me. This does not always happen but I understand it when it does. However, often when I close the copy (so now both are closed), I still cannot move the original because since I have other completely unrelated docs open word thinks (or rather doesn't think at all) it's still in use. So I close all of those and more often than not still have a problem because Outlook is running. The point is that all too often I have to close ALL my open word docs AND Outlook just to delete or mvoe or rename a doc file that I closed a long time ago. IT REALLY SUCKS. |
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