The links to the images appear broken.  Please see:

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/images/Schema_violations.png

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/images/No_schema_violations.png

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/images/Problem_validation.png

Sorry.


Greg Maxey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Taking a shot in the dark here in hopes someone may have a solution.
>
> I attempting to validate the data entered in Microsoft Word Content
> Controls (CC)  using an attached schema.  I can map a CC to a
> CustomXMLPart, attach a schema and detect violations.  CC schema
> violations are flagged in the document with a red dashed box outline.
>
> Does anyone know how to count those boxes programmatically or
> otherwise determine if one or more CC schema violations exist in a
> document?
> My real objective is to create functional, robust CC validation
> process. The schema validation method works great, but it has no
> teeth so to speak. All it does
> is flag the violations.  If I could somehow count those violations
> then I could prevent a user from doing things like save, print, etc
> until valid entries are present.
>
> There is a property:
>
> ActiveDocument.XMLSchemaViolations that I could use for this purpose.
> For example, I could prevent saving the document using:
>
> Sub FileSave()
> If ActiveDocument.XMLSchemaViolations.Count > 0 Then
>  MsgBox "Please correct errors before attempting to save or print this
> document."
>  Exit Sub
> Else
>  ActiveDocument.Save
> End If
> End Sub
>
> This counts document schema violation (i.e., XML tags applied
> directly to plain text in the document), but this doesn't detect
> violations in Content Controls.
>
> I have also tried applying the XML tags directly to the CC range.  But
> again, the violations are not detected. I don't know that much about
> XML so I could be applying the tags incorrectly.
>
> I have posted some pictures on my website to illustrate the problem.
>
>
> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/images/Schema violations.png
>
>
>
> Sub CountViolaion()
> MsgBox ActiveDocument.XMLSchemaViolations.Count
> End Sub
>
>
> Returns 1. There are clearly 2 violations present.
>
>
>
> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/images/No schema violations.png
>
>
>
> Sub CountViolaion()
> MsgBox ActiveDocument.XMLSchemaViolations.Count
> End Sub
>
>
>
>
> Returns 0. Actual conditions.
>
>
>
> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/images/Problem validation.png
>
>
> Sub CountViolaion()
> MsgBox ActiveDocument.XMLSchemaViolations.Count
> End Sub
>
>
>
>
> Returns 0. Now it doesn't even detect the direct XML tags.
>
>
>
> If I could somehow detect programmatically the schema violation shown
> in the last illustration then I could add some teeth to my validation
> process.
>
>
> Thanks for your interest and replies.

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Greg Maxey

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