WD97: Commands on Web Toolbar Cannot be Recorded in a Macro

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to record a macro that selects commands from the Go menu on the Web toolbar, the commands are not recorded.

CAUSE

The following Web commands are not a part of the Visual Basic for Applications language and cannot be recorded:

   - Back

   - Forward

   - Start Page

   - Search the Web

   - Set Start Page

   - Set Search Page

WORKAROUND

Open the macro in the Visual Basic Editor and add an equivalent WordBasic command in place of the Web commands listed in the "Cause" section.

   Web Function        Equivalent Wordbasic Command
   ------------        ----------------------------

   Back                WordBasic.WebGoBack

   Forward             WordBasic.WebGoForward

   Start Page          WordBasic.WebOpenStartPage

   Search the Web      WordBasic.WebOpenSearchPage

   - Set Start Page

   - Set Search Page

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications