WD98: Document Must Be Open to Change Properties by MacroLast reviewed: March 9, 1998Article ID: Q182179 |
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SYMPTOMSIf you attempt to use Visual Basic for Applications to change the properties of a document, you may receive one of the following error messages:
Run-time error '4248': This command is not available because a document window is not active. -or- Run-time error '4605': Bad File Name. -or- Run-time error '5941': The requested member of the collection does not exist. CAUSEThese error messages occur when no documents are currently open or the document you are referencing is not open. Word can only change the properties of an open document. NOTE: In earlier versions of Word, no error message is displayed, and no document properties are changed.
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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspThe following sample Visual Basic for Applications macros demonstrate how to change the value of the Title field in the Properties dialog box. This sample includes code to trap the error, in case there are no documents open, and display a message:
Sub ChangeDocProperties() On Error GoTo ErrHandler ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Title") = "My Title" ErrHandler: If Err <> 0 Then ' Display an error message. MsgBox Err.Description End If End SubThis sample includes code that accomplishes the following:
MORE INFORMATIONFor additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q181058 TITLE : OFF98: 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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