_Document.SaveAs Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word

Assembly:

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.dll

Saves the specified document with a new name or format. Some of the arguments for this method correspond to the options in the Save Asdialog box (File menu).

public void SaveAs (ref object FileName, ref object FileFormat, ref object LockComments, ref object Password, ref object AddToRecentFiles, ref object WritePassword, ref object ReadOnlyRecommended, ref object EmbedTrueTypeFonts, ref object SaveNativePictureFormat, ref object SaveFormsData, ref object SaveAsAOCELetter, ref object Encoding, ref object InsertLineBreaks, ref object AllowSubstitutions, ref object LineEnding, ref object AddBiDiMarks);

abstract member SaveAs : obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj * obj -> unit

Public Sub SaveAs (Optional ByRef FileName As Object, Optional ByRef FileFormat As Object, Optional ByRef LockComments As Object, Optional ByRef Password As Object, Optional ByRef AddToRecentFiles As Object, Optional ByRef WritePassword As Object, Optional ByRef ReadOnlyRecommended As Object, Optional ByRef EmbedTrueTypeFonts As Object, Optional ByRef SaveNativePictureFormat As Object, Optional ByRef SaveFormsData As Object, Optional ByRef SaveAsAOCELetter As Object, Optional ByRef Encoding As Object, Optional ByRef InsertLineBreaks As Object, Optional ByRef AllowSubstitutions As Object, Optional ByRef LineEnding As Object, Optional ByRef AddBiDiMarks As Object)

Parameters

FileName

Object

Optional Object. The name for the document. The default is the current folder and file name. If the document has never been saved, the default name is used (for example, Doc1.doc). If a document with the specified file name already exists, the document is overwritten without the user being prompted first.

FileFormat

Object

Optional Object. The format in which the document is saved. Can be any WdSaveFormat constant. To save a document in another format, specify the appropriate value for the SaveFormat property of the FileConverter object.

LockComments

Object

Optional Object. True to lock the document for comments. The default is False.

Password

Object

Optional Object. A password string for opening the document. (See Remarks below.)

AddToRecentFiles

Object

Optional Object. True to add the document to the list of recently used files on the File menu. The default is True.

WritePassword

Object

Optional Object. A password string for saving changes to the document. (See Remarks below.)

ReadOnlyRecommended

Object

Optional Object. True to have Microsoft Word suggest read-only status whenever the document is opened. The default is False.

EmbedTrueTypeFonts

Object

Optional Object. True to save TrueType fonts with the document. If omitted, the EmbedTrueTypeFonts argument assumes the value of the EmbedTrueTypeFonts property.

SaveNativePictureFormat

Object

Optional Object. If graphics were imported from another platform (for example, Macintosh), True to save only the Windows version of the imported graphics.

SaveFormsData

Object

Optional Object. True to save the data entered by a user in a form as a data record.

SaveAsAOCELetter

Object

Optional Object. If the document has an attached mailer, True to save the document as an AOCE letter (the mailer is saved).

Encoding

Object

Optional MsoEncoding. The code page, or character set, to use for documents saved as encoded text files. The default is the system code page.

InsertLineBreaks

Object

Optional Object. If the document is saved as a text file, True to insert line breaks at the end of each line of text.

AllowSubstitutions

Object

Optional Object. If the document is saved as a text file, True allows Word to replace some symbols with text that looks similar. For example, displaying the copyright symbol as (c). The default is False.

LineEnding

Object

Optional Object. The way Word marks the line and paragraph breaks in documents saved as text files. Can be any WdLineEndingType constant.

AddBiDiMarks

Object

Optional Object. True adds control characters to the output file to preserve bi-directional layout of the text in the original document.

Remarks

Avoid using hard-coded passwords in your applications. If a password is required in a procedure, request the password from the user, store it in a variable, and then use the variable in your code.