autosave and autorecover (Word 2002 XP SR3)

[HansV]

[quote name='curious' post='779686' date='13-Jun-2009 20:55']P.S. what does the <?ph mean next to code area???[/quote]
It's a picture of part of the <?php...?> tag. I's just meant as an illustration to show that that part of the post contains code.

(PHP is the scripting language used by the new Lounge software)

[HansV]

[quote name='curious' post='779725' date='14-Jun-2009 00:15']yes, quit & restarted several times....[/quote]
Have you checked that SaveReminder.dot is listed (and ticked) in Tools | Templates ?and Add-Ins...?

[HansV]

There may be a problem with timing - the code works correctly for me in Word 2002 if I store the add-in in my personal startup folder for Word, but not if I place it in the startup folder in Program Files, even though the add-in does get loaded, and the AutoExec does run.
Since Word 97 does not have this choice between different startup paths, I don't know how to solve this. You might try copying the code modules and the userforms into the default template Normal.dot.

[curious]

[quote name='HansV' post='779728' date='13-Jun-2009 19:03']Have you checked that SaveReminder.dot is listed (and ticked) in Tools | Templates ?and Add-Ins...?[/quote]

Hans - you again sussed out the problem. It was not ticked in Tools/Templates/Add-Ins. Once it was, the toolbar appeared. However (isn't there always a 'however'?, once I close out Word and go back in, it is again unticked. Is there a way to make this permanently ticked? The ShowOption macro is in Macros, Normal.dot.

I did copy over 2 macros, RunSave, RunDoc (NewMacros.RunSave, NewMacros.RunDoc) accepted changes to Normal.dot, but I still have to manually tick the Add-In.

Thank you.

P.S. If anyone knows of a program in lieu of this one, we'd appreciate learning about it.

[HansV]

Select Tools | Options... in Word, and activate the File Locations tab.
The Startup item in the list shows which path Word uses for items that will be loaded automatically such as add-ins. You can change this path if you wish.
If you store the SaveReminder.dot add-in in this startup path, it should be active each time you start Word (i.e. its check box should be ticked in Tools | Templates and Add-Ins).

[curious]

Hans -

Thank you!

My myopic vision was the problem...I did indeed have SaveReminder in correct location (Startup). However, when unzipping it, I somehow sent the .dot to another folder within Startup.

Thank you, as always, for your time and patience. We, my husband and I, thank you very much.

Curious

[HansV]

Glad you've been able to solve it!