WD97: TimeOut Argument Ignored by Some Dialog Boxes

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use the TimeOut argument of the Display or Show methods for built-in Word dialog boxes, some built-in dialog boxes do not respond to the value set for the TimeOut argument.

CAUSE

By design, the following dialog boxes do not respond to the TimeOut argument.

   Built-In Dialog Box            Related VBA Dialog Constant
   -------------------            ---------------------------

   File                           wdDialogFileNew

   Tools Customize                wdDialogToolsCustomize

   Tools Customize Menus          wdDialogToolsCustomizeMenus

   Find In Field                  wdDialogMailMergeFindRecord

   Manage Fields                  wdDialogToolsManageFields

REFERENCES

For more information about the Display method, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type "Display," click Search, and then click to view "Display Method."

For more information about the Show method, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type "Show," click Search, and then click to view "Show Method (Word 97)."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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