WD97: Type Mismatch Error Running Converted WordBasic Macro

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run a macro that was converted from WordBasic to Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, you receive the following error message:

   Type Mismatch Error

CAUSE

If you converted a WordBasic macro that contains statements similar to the following:

   x = Val(FontSize())

   x = WordBasic.Val(WordBasic.FontSize())

RESOLUTION

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   x = Val(WordBasic.FontSize())

Convert the statement to the Visual Basic equivalent:

   x = Selection.Font.Size

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.

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