WD97: Run-Time Error Setting Borders.InsideLineWidth

 Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
Article ID: Q165802
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the the following Visual Basic for Applications macro code to apply an inside line width to a selection 

   With Selection.Borders
      .InsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
      .InsideLineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
   End With
the following error occurs at the .InsideLineWidth statement regardless of the point size specified for the inside line width: 

   Run-time error '5843':  One of the values passed to this method or
   property is out of range.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the following code in place of the code described in the "Symptoms" section of this article: 

   With Selection.Borders(wdBorderHorizontal)
      .LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
      .LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
   End With
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about borders, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Borders," click Search, and then click to view "Borders Collection Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft 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

Additional query words: vb vba vbe
Keywords : kbcode kbprg kbwordvba word8 word97
Version : 97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: February 11, 1998
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