| Microsoft Word AppleScript syntax remains a very frustrating guessing job ... Take this simple script :
set newPath to (choose file name) as Unicode text -- choose a file name and where you want to save it
tell application "Microsoft Word" activate open file "anyDisk:anyFolder1:anyFolder2:myFile.doc" -- open any specified Word document anywhere save front document in newPath -- try to save it where you want, with the name you want close front window end tell
The save command works fine as long as the newPath is anywhere on a partition of the system disk
It does not work if newPath is on a partition of another disk, or on a network disk, with the standard message : "Microsoft Word got an error: document 1 doesn't understand the save message"
The problem occurs with OS 10.3.9 and 10.4.1 Permissions appear to be correct. I even tried with read and write permissions for anybody (me, owner, group and others) all along the paths.
What is the magic needed to make it work in all cases ?
What is the correct syntax to name a document, and "save in ..." or "save as ..." this document anywhere we want ?
Should it be done with a do VisualBasic command ? with which syntax ?
How can Microsoft Word AppleScript usage be expanded, when it is impossible (or so difficult) to perform the most elementary of basics tasks : naming a document, and saving it where we want ?
Any suggestion, solution or comments deeply appreciated.
Jacques Ravanat
PS : Thanks to Ray Robertson for initial progress on the subject, but I do think I am "bewitched" !... |