WD97: Run-Time Error 1517 Running Converted Wordbasic Macro

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run a converted WordBasic macro you receive the following error message:

   Run-time error '1517':
   Word cannot find the designated menu item.

CAUSE

The converted macro contains a command that is missing arguments.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to work around this problem:

Method 1: Record the menu action in WordBasic

Using the version of Word that you used to create the original WordBasic macro, record the actions to perform the menu function, and then convert it to a Visual Basic for Applications macro.

Method 2: Convert the code to Visual Basic for Applications commands

Edit the converted macro in the Visual Basic Editor and replace the WordBasic commands with Visual Basic for Applications commands.

For example, change this converted WordBasic command line,

   WordBasic.ToolsCustomizeMenus Name:="MySubMenu", Context:=1, _
   Menu:="MyMenu", Remove:=1

   Dim objMenuBar As Object
   Set objMenuBar = CommandBars.ActiveMenuBar.Controls("MyMenu"). _
      CommandBar
   objMenuBar.Controls("MySubMenu").Delete

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Visual Basic Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component