Spell check issue

[Champak]

I'm using an iteration of spell check from

My issue is Word randomly launches a bunch of windows out of nowhere with Autorecovery in compatibility mode of some of the spell checks I've run. This happens both when I'm using and not using the app. Odd thing is it isn't all the spell checks I've run, and there is no timing or reason behind this happening. Is there a way to disable the autorecovery in the script?

[ioa747]

file-option-save

Edit:
probably saves them in one drive
Word Options (Save)

Edited October 31, 2023 by ioa747

[Champak]

Yeah I found that, and also figured that may have something to do with it. But I would prefer to keep that enabled and maybe turn in on/off when the app is active. If that's not possible now I'm wondering if that's a registry setting that I can access.

[Champak]

I....think....I figured out how to do this through autoit, but I have a couple questions since I can't find out right away if it works since the issue pops up randomly.

The way it seems like I have to do this is call the autosave feature after creating the word object like:

Global $oWordApp = _Word_Create(False)
Global $oDoc = _Word_DocAdd ( $oWordApp )
$AutoSv = $oWordApp.ActiveDocument.AutoSaveOn = False
MsgBox(0,0, $AutoSv)
Exit

What I'm not understanding is

1/ When I set the AutoSaveOn to "False" the msgbox displays "True". Which to me says that the AutoSave is on. 

2/ When I turn it off (True and False), in Word it shows that the checkbox is still checked. Do objects work on Word as a whole, or only on the instance that is created while it's created so I wont see changes reflected if I were to look in Word settings?

[Andreik]

10 hours ago, Champak said:

1/ When I set the AutoSaveOn to "False" the msgbox displays "True". Which to me says that the AutoSave is on.

No. It means AutoSave is off because $AutoSv will contain the evaluation of the expression $oWordApp.ActiveDocument.AutoSaveOn = False which is true. Why don't you do this to convince yourself?

MsgBox(0, '', $oWordApp.ActiveDocument.AutoSaveOn)

 

10 hours ago, Champak said:

Do objects work on Word as a whole, or only on the instance that is created

Instance.

Edited November 3, 2023 by Andreik

[Champak]

ok thanks.

[Champak]

It turns out $oWordApp.ActiveDocument.AutoSaveOn = False doesn't work. 

Any other idea?

[Champak]

bump

[argumentum]

no clue but seeing your bump, would $oWordApp.ActiveDocument.AutoSaveOn(False) or ("False") work ?

Edit: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/word.document.autosaveon 

Edited December 11, 2023 by argumentum