WD: Err Msg: WordBasic Err=52! Bad File Name or Number

 Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
Article ID: Q97178
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SYMPTOMS

when you use the following statement in a macro 

   Open...For...As statement:
may receive the following error message: 

   WordBasic Err=52! Bad File Name or Number

CAUSE

This error message is displayed if you try to open a file for output using a number larger than 4. For example, the error message occurs if you use the following Open statement: 

   OPEN "C:\TEST.DOC" FOR OUTPUT as #5
In WordBasic, you can open only four files at a time for output, input or append. The only acceptable numbers for these files are 1, 2, 3 or 4.

NOTE: The "#" character in the above statement is optional, as shown in the following equivalent statement: 

   OPEN "C:\TEST.DOC" FOR OUTPUT as 5

REFERENCES

"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, page 263

Additional query words: wordmacro
Keywords : macword ntword winword winword2 word6 word7 word95 wordnt kberrmsg kbmacro
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform : MACINTOSH Win95 WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbtshoot kbinfo

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Last reviewed: February 2, 1998
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