From a87e23af7eb74ba2ba8f459e8e19e20b69acccb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John Jenko <jjenko@volian.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 14:51:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?C2026-053=20When=20restoring=20the=20open=20pro?=
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 =?UTF-8?q?=20restore=20any=20of=20the=20Word=20section=20tabs.?=
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---
 PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs
index 99038aaa..015077d0 100644
--- a/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
+++ b/PROMS/VEPROMS User Interface/frmVEPROMS.cs	
@@ -2561,13 +2561,16 @@ namespace VEPROMS
 					// B2026-074  added flag (LoadingSavedProcTabs) to supress unnecessary event calls
 					//            this will help prevent PROMS from getting stuck continuously looping through the same events
 					//            when Word procedure tabs are restored.
-					tc.LoadingSavedProcTabs = true; 
+					// C2026-053 leaving this flag in her for now should we decide to trouble-shoot reopening of Word tabs later on.
+					tc.LoadingSavedProcTabs = true; // we check for this flag in DSOTabPanel.cs when opening Word sections
 					foreach (DataRow TabState in DisPlayTabState.Rows)
 					{
 						int _ItemID = (int)TabState["ItemID"];
 						ItemInfo _Procedure = ItemInfo.Get(_ItemID);
-						// Open procedure in the editor.
-						if (_Procedure == null) continue; //skip and continue with foreach
+						// C2026-053 Open procedure tab but only if it's NOT a Word section
+						//           Needed to disable opening saved Word sections - at least for now.
+						//           We were running into performace and random hanging issues with the Word tabs - maybe windows event related.
+						if (_Procedure == null || _Procedure.HasWordContent) continue; //skip and continue with foreach
 						OpenItem(_Procedure);
 						if (tc.MyEditItem == null)	continue; // skip and continue with foreach
 						// SelectedStepTabPanel needs to be set so the print buttons on the ribbon will work.