Try to reduce number of temp files Word creates on servers

ericawarren commented 7 years ago

Accumulation of temp files reduces available memory and over time can lead to more crashes during validator macros. Some things to research/try:

Make sure autosave is disabled
Add periodic saves during macro execution
Add periodic Undo.Clear during macro execution (Matt has added already for some things, but we can create a specific cleanup function and a standard way to call it).
Set default view to Draft (having to recalculate page numbers in headers/footers in Print view can use excess memory)
(Probably a longer-term solution): More consistent and verbose error trapping + way to check if Word is hung (timer?) + script to kill Word process automatically = can set Visible = $false on server. Could maybe even switch to true if someone is actively logged on.

MacmillanWorkflows commented 7 years ago

➤ erica.warren commented:

another option: automate regular purge of temp files w/o rebooting

MacmillanWorkflows commented 7 years ago

➤ erica.warren commented:

As we move away from running Word on the server, this may stop being an issue.

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