Safeguards

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Dave Neve

Hi

I have automatic safeguard activated so I get a copy at the moment of
opening a .doc or .wdb (latter becomes .BDB when safeguarded)

Problem is these extra copies are too visible and make it hard to find other
..docs with the naked eye.

Is there ny way of automatically hiding them and if it's a case of a macro,
please explain really clearly what to do cos me and macros are almost total
strangers.

Thanks in advance


Dave Neve
 
Dave said:
Hi

I have automatic safeguard activated so I get a copy at the moment of
opening a .doc or .wdb (latter becomes .BDB when safeguarded)

Problem is these extra copies are too visible and make it hard to
find other .docs with the naked eye.

Is there ny way of automatically hiding them and if it's a case of a
macro, please explain really clearly what to do cos me and macros are
almost total strangers.
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Perhaps you should look into a SharePoint or similar solution. Document
versioning is taken care of, and you can set alerts for different events.

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Hi

This seems a very 'complicated' solution especially as I don't share my
files with anyone.

What I really want is a macro (I guess) that automatically hides these
safeguarded copies which can be made visible again in an emergency.

I have a program to change attributes and I have a good search program but
the two programs won't interact.

In other words, when I search for 'safeguards' using '2xExplorer', I can't
change the attributes of files in the 2xExplorer window.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks
 
Dave said:
Hi

This seems a very 'complicated' solution especially as I don't share
my files with anyone.

What I really want is a macro (I guess) that automatically hides these
safeguarded copies which can be made visible again in an emergency.
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I think you are creating your own complexity by reinventing the wheel. I am
sure there are local check-in options which will provide a safer solution.
 
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