[pintree3]

change and save two files simultaneously:

Way back when Microsoft Office was "invented" I remember reading that the
advantage of having an office suite was that while you did changes in one
document the changes would be also made in another--or something to that
effect.
having lost many files recently due to a hard drive crash, hence
replacement, It occurred to me that perhaps it would be a good idea to have a
back up of all my documents. But what I though of was not to back up files
again and again but rather to do it one by one as you are working on a given
document.
What I mean to say is, You have Word (2003 or 2007) do automatic saves and
automatic copies (As I have it now).

But What I want is, that while one file is being saved, so too, at the same
time, the back up copy--including the changes made to the original. Is this
possible? I read somewhere that it was but can't find where.
In short I would like to have changes made to the original document
simultaneously done to the back up copy when saved AND I would like to have
this back up copy on a different drive. (As it is now the copy is made in the
same place as the original --which makes it pointless in my view).

thank you

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See the article "How to copy an open file using VBA" at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Macros...pyOpenFile.htm

and "How to create a copy of an open document" at:

http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/CloneCurDoc.htm


--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

"pintree3" wrote in message
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change and save two files simultaneously:

Way back when Microsoft Office was "invented" I remember reading that the
advantage of having an office suite was that while you did changes in one
document the changes would be also made in another--or something to that
effect.
having lost many files recently due to a hard drive crash, hence
replacement, It occurred to me that perhaps it would be a good idea to
have a
back up of all my documents. But what I though of was not to back up files
again and again but rather to do it one by one as you are working on a
given
document.
What I mean to say is, You have Word (2003 or 2007) do automatic saves and
automatic copies (As I have it now).

But What I want is, that while one file is being saved, so too, at the
same
time, the back up copy--including the changes made to the original. Is
this
possible? I read somewhere that it was but can't find where.
In short I would like to have changes made to the original document
simultaneously done to the back up copy when saved AND I would like to
have
this back up copy on a different drive. (As it is now the copy is made in
the
same place as the original --which makes it pointless in my view).

thank you