DocumentBase.BeforeSave Event
Definition
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Occurs before the document is saved.
public:
event Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::SaveEventHandler ^ BeforeSave;public event Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SaveEventHandler BeforeSave;member this.BeforeSave : Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SaveEventHandler Public Custom Event BeforeSave As SaveEventHandler Event Type
Examples
The following code example displays a message before the document is saved that asks whether you want to save the document. To use this example, run it from the ThisDocument class in a document-level project.
private void DocumentBeforeSave()
{
this.BeforeSave += new Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SaveEventHandler(ThisDocument_BeforeSave);
}
void ThisDocument_BeforeSave(object sender, Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SaveEventArgs e)
{
if (MessageBox.Show("Do you want to save the document?", "BeforeSave",
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) == DialogResult.No)
{
e.Cancel = true;
}
}
Private Sub DocumentBeforeSave()
AddHandler Me.BeforeSave, AddressOf ThisDocument_BeforeSave
End Sub
Private Sub ThisDocument_BeforeSave(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.SaveEventArgs)
If MessageBox.Show("Do you want to save the document?", "BeforeSave", _
MessageBoxButtons.YesNo) = DialogResult.No Then
e.Cancel = True
End If
End Sub
Remarks
To prevent the document from being saved, set the Cancel argument of the provided CancelEventArgs object to true.