WD98: Run-time error '5880' Saving as HTML from VBALast reviewed: March 4, 1998Article ID: Q182014 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen you run the following line of Visual Basic for Applications code
ActiveDocument.SaveAs "My HTML Document.html", _ FileFormat:=Application.FileConverters("HTML").SaveFormatyou receive the following error message:
Run-time error '5880': No registered converter supports saving files in this format. CAUSEThis problem occurs when accessing the "HTML" document format from the FileConverters collection using a string value instead of a numerical value for the index.
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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspThe following Visual Basic for Applications code works around this problem. This code also provides a test to see if the converter has been installed. If the HTML converter cannot be found, a message box asks the user to run Setup and install the HTML converter.
Sub SaveAsHTML() Dim boolHTMLExist As Boolean Dim strMsg As String Dim strFileName As String Dim fcCnv As FileConverter strMsg = "The HTML converter is not installed. Please run setup" strMsg = strMsg + " to install this converter." strFileName = "<Replace with document name omitting the extension>" For Each fcCnv In Application.FileConverters If fcCnv.ClassName = "HTML" Then ActiveDocument.SaveAs strFileName, FileFormat:=fcCnv.SaveFormat boolHTMLExist = True Exit For End If Next fcCnv If Not boolHTMLExist Then MsgBox strMsg End Sub MORE INFORMATIONFor additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q173707 TITLE : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles REFERENCESFor 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 |
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