WD98: WordBasic.WaitCursor Statement Does Not Work

• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you use the WordBasic.WaitCursor instruction to change the insertion point to an hourglass, the insertion point is unaffected.

For example, the following statement should change the pointer to an hourglass:

   WordBasic.WaitCursor 1

RESOLUTION

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This example prints a message on the status bar and changes the pointer to a busy pointer.

   Sub WaitCursor()
      StatusBar = "Please wait..."
      For i = 1 To 10000
         System.Cursor = wdCursorWait
      Next i
      StatusBar = "Task completed"
      System.Cursor = wdCursorNormal
   End Sub

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

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