WD97: Macro to Check for Multiple Instances of Word

ID: Q186115

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you have one instance of Word running and you start Word again, you will have two instances of Word running rather than one.

WORKAROUND

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The following Visual Basic for Applications macro, when named AUTOEXEC, will check to see if any other instances of Word are running. If it finds another instance of Word, it will give you the option of closing one instance or allowing the new instance.


   Sub AutoExec()
      Dim tApp As Task
      ' Loop through all running applications.
      For Each tApp In Tasks
         ' If application is Word...
         If InStr(1, tApp.Name, "Microsoft Word") Then
            ' Display choice to close or not close
            Select Case MsgBox("Close (" & tApp.Name & ")?", vbYesNoCancel)
               Case vbYes
                  ' Switch to the Word instance in case a dialog box or
                  ' message is being displayed that prevents you from
                  ' closing the instance of Word.
                  tApp.Activate
                  tApp.Close
               Case vbCancel
                  Exit For
               Case Else
            End Select
         End If
      Next
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,

please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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Keywords : kbdta kbmacroexample word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto