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disableing right mouse click in Word97
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Chance1234
IS-IT--Management
why would you want to do that ?
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
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Hi Chance
Word is only being used to display a document. I have turned off all controls to stop anyone do anything else but the right mouse click seems to use another type of control.
The main reason for this modification is security on the server it is being run.
Regards
Tony
Word is only being used to display a document. I have turned off all controls to stop anyone do anything else but the right mouse click seems to use another type of control.
The main reason for this modification is security on the server it is being run.
Regards
Tony
Chance1234
IS-IT--Management
I dont think(could be wrong) there is away of disabling right click, and i think also that would cause problems for users who flip their mouses if there is an API call to do it and for users who use the accesibility features.
I presume you dont want the user to be able to change anything on the document, if so there are steps you can take or ultimatly create a PDF version of the file and you wont have any problems
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
I presume you dont want the user to be able to change anything on the document, if so there are steps you can take or ultimatly create a PDF version of the file and you wont have any problems
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
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Hi
The real problem is if the user wants to be malicious they can by way of the right click delete files from the server.
I know this sounds like an IT department problem but since I wrote the database and that database displays documents in word they have passed this problem over to me to sort out. If it is not possible to turn of the right click then I am well and trully stuffed.
Tony
The real problem is if the user wants to be malicious they can by way of the right click delete files from the server.
I know this sounds like an IT department problem but since I wrote the database and that database displays documents in word they have passed this problem over to me to sort out. If it is not possible to turn of the right click then I am well and trully stuffed.
Tony
Chance1234
IS-IT--Management
why not protect the document
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
Chance1234
IS-IT--Management
hit enter to soon , if you are running on a network then you can set the properties of the documet to other users just as read.
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
Chance1234
IS-IT--Management
or get your network guys to set up a folder which you have write access to and everyone else has read only, you can then send your files to there.
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
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It is the server that needs protecting ....
The document being displayed is neither here or there.
By a simple process of guessing a not even very clued up user could get somewhere where and as long as the file names are displayed they will be able to do some serious harm.
I wish this company had not got involved in citrix
The document being displayed is neither here or there.
By a simple process of guessing a not even very clued up user could get somewhere where and as long as the file names are displayed they will be able to do some serious harm.
I wish this company had not got involved in citrix
Chance1234
IS-IT--Management
thats definetly down to your network guys, slap them with a fish
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
TonyJollans
Programmer
Hi Tony,
I don't think you can disable the right mouse click itself, but you can disable the popups which it activates. For example ..
Trouble is that right clicking is context-sensitive so you may want to disable a lot of menus. This will disable all popup menus ..
Enjoy,
Tony
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I don't think you can disable the right mouse click itself, but you can disable the popups which it activates. For example ..
Code:
[blue]Application.CommandBars("Text").Enabled = False[/blue]Trouble is that right clicking is context-sensitive so you may want to disable a lot of menus. This will disable all popup menus ..
Code:
[blue]For Each cb In Application.CommandBars
If cb.Type = msoBarTypePopup Then
cb.Enabled = True
End If
Next[/blue]Enjoy,
Tony
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TonyJollans
Programmer
I did, indeed!! Well spotted!
I would agree with Chance, however, that the real issue here is security on the server and the wet fish solution is the correct one.
Enjoy,
Tony
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I would agree with Chance, however, that the real issue here is security on the server and the wet fish solution is the correct one.
Enjoy,
Tony
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Thanks for all your help guys
And as for the wet fish.... Well what can I say the people here don't see the line between server and software and no matter how big the fish it still wouldn't change a thing.
I couldn't get your code (Tony) to turn off the right clicks on toolbars in word 97 and now I am off to find a very tall building.
Thanks anyway
And as for the wet fish.... Well what can I say the people here don't see the line between server and software and no matter how big the fish it still wouldn't change a thing.
I couldn't get your code (Tony) to turn off the right clicks on toolbars in word 97 and now I am off to find a very tall building.
Thanks anyway
TonyJollans
Programmer
Hi Tony,
Interesting. That particular toolbar doesn't seem to be a member of the collection. To explicitly disable it, try ..
Enjoy,
Tony
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Interesting. That particular toolbar doesn't seem to be a member of the collection. To explicitly disable it, try ..
Code:
[blue]Application.commandbars("Toolbar List").enabled = False[/blue]Enjoy,
Tony
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OK the story is this so far
I changed how the documents are loaded into word and edited the normal.dot allowing me to disable all the toolbars and shortcut keys that I needed to disable. Everything was cool until I discovered that if a loaded document is changed word prompts the user to save the document. This opens the chance for system corruption again.
Question...
Are either of the 2 operations possible with code within word?
1. to disable the save function even if the document has been changed.
2. to turn off the Close button (X) on the document allowing the exit that I give the program to have a macro that will exit and ignore the unsaved document.
Any help as always is very welcome.
Tony
I changed how the documents are loaded into word and edited the normal.dot allowing me to disable all the toolbars and shortcut keys that I needed to disable. Everything was cool until I discovered that if a loaded document is changed word prompts the user to save the document. This opens the chance for system corruption again.
Question...
Are either of the 2 operations possible with code within word?
1. to disable the save function even if the document has been changed.
2. to turn off the Close button (X) on the document allowing the exit that I give the program to have a macro that will exit and ignore the unsaved document.
Any help as always is very welcome.
Tony
TonyJollans
Programmer
Hi Tony,
If your Users have write access to your server, they can write to it, period; it has nothing to do with your document. That said, you can override any Word command; full details are available from Micro$oft
Enjoy,
Tony
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If your Users have write access to your server, they can write to it, period; it has nothing to do with your document. That said, you can override any Word command; full details are available from Micro$oft
Enjoy,
Tony
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Chance1234
IS-IT--Management
blimey i know you can get rid of the close button , but thats a hefty bit of an API Call, i'll try and dig it out for you.
re the save there should be something like application or document .savechanges = true this will then trick word into thinking the document has already been saved and wont prompt again,.
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
re the save there should be something like application or document .savechanges = true this will then trick word into thinking the document has already been saved and wont prompt again,.
Filmmaker, gentleman and i have a new site 3/4 working
Hi Tony
If it comes down to Disabling Save then the FAQ I pointed you to in another thread would cover a number of the methods you will need to use.
In addition to that the following code in your document should prevent the user being asked to save the document
In addition to my FAQ I have been chatting to fumei off site. He has told me of a template that is available from M$ that disables ALL word commands. I haven't tested/looked at this but the description seems to suggest not only slapping someone with a fish but with a number of fishes - still in their tins!!
However, be careful with this template. fumei's words
"WARNING!!! Do not open this file unless you have the VBA Editor open! It literally overrides everything - including being able to close it. So to close it you must disable the, well, disable functions."
As it sounds like you are trying to override all functionality in Word, this may be the solution.
You can get the file from this link, apparently
As for disabling the "x" button if you do a google search or even search this site you'll find hundreds of links. Check the FAQs for the VB forum as there may be something there.
Good Luck!
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If it comes down to Disabling Save then the FAQ I pointed you to in another thread would cover a number of the methods you will need to use.
In addition to that the following code in your document should prevent the user being asked to save the document
Code:
Private Sub Document_Close()
ThisDocument.Saved = True
End SubIn addition to my FAQ I have been chatting to fumei off site. He has told me of a template that is available from M$ that disables ALL word commands. I haven't tested/looked at this but the description seems to suggest not only slapping someone with a fish but with a number of fishes - still in their tins!!
However, be careful with this template. fumei's words
"WARNING!!! Do not open this file unless you have the VBA Editor open! It literally overrides everything - including being able to close it. So to close it you must disable the, well, disable functions."
As it sounds like you are trying to override all functionality in Word, this may be the solution.
You can get the file from this link, apparently
As for disabling the "x" button if you do a google search or even search this site you'll find hundreds of links. Check the FAQs for the VB forum as there may be something there.
Good Luck!
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