WD: MailMergeReset Generates WordBasic Error 509

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SYMPTOMS

The WordBasic macro command MailMergeReset generates the following error message when executed in a document that is not formatted for a mail merge:

Word 7.x

   The MailMergeReset command is not available because the document is not
   a mail merge main document.

Word 6.x and Earlier

   Word Basic Err = 509

CAUSE

The MailMergeReset command is not available because the document is not a valid mail merge main document.

RESOLUTION

Use the MailMergeState() command as demonstrated in the following macro to determine if the current document is a mail merge main document, then run the MailMergeRest command based on the results.

   Sub MAIN
      If MailMergeState(0) = 2 Then MailMergeReset
   End Sub

MORE INFORMATION

This behavior is different from that of Word 2.x. The Word 2.x macro language allows the command FilePrintMergeReset to run in a normal document without generating any error messages. Word 6.x converts the FilePrintMergeReset command to MailMergeReset.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," version 6.0, page 582.