WD97: Two Similar Macro Errors Occur for Same Line of Macro Code

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

When you run a macro that contains code using the WordBasic Object in Visual Basic for Applications, you may receive two similar errors. One error is a Visual Basic for Applications error, and the other error is a WordBasic error.

MORE INFORMATION

The duplicate or similar errors are the result of using the WordBasic Object to call WordBasic commands within a Visual Basic for Applications environment. In certain situations, if an error occurs, you will receive a Visual Basic for Applications error and a WordBasic error.

Furthermore, if the error number returned is greater than 1000, the WordBasic error cannot be trapped.

The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro will create duplicate errors if the file name you are attempting to open does not exist. The On Error statement will trap the Visual Basic for Applications error but it cannot trap the resulting WordBasic error. If you comment the On Error command line, two errors will occur when you attempt to open the non-existent file: "Microsoft Word error 1078" and "Microsoft Visual Basic run time error 1078."

   Sub MAIN()
      Dim MissingFile$
      On Error Resume Next
      MissingFile$ = "C:\NoFile.Doc"
      WordBasic.FileOpen Name:=Chr(34) + MissingFile$ + Chr(34),
   ReadOnly:=1
   End Sub

   ARTICLE-ID: Q124531
   TITLE     : Cannot Trap WordBasic Errors Greater Than 1000