# Save a Document

To save a document

1. Open the document. See Open and View a Document.

   To make sure that the entire document is opened before the document is saved, open the document with the `bWait` member in the TPVAPIOpenDocumentInfo structure set to `TRUE`.

   To save a document without viewing it, open the document with view mode disabled.

2. Use the VAPIMWP_FILE_CANSAVEAS message to determine whether the document is completely processed and can be saved.

3. Use the VAPIMWP_FILE_SAVEAS message to save the document through a Save As dialog box.

   To override the file path that VAPI uses to convert an I/O object to a temporary file when saving an I/O object document, respond to the VAPINMWP_INIT_GETTEMPFILEPATH notification message.

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