WD2000: Object Not a Collection Error in SynonymInfo.MeaningList

ID: Q209198

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications MeaningList property, the following error message may appear:

Run-time error '451':

Property let procedure not defined and property get procedure did not return an object.

CAUSE

You may be setting and using an object variable in conjunction with the MeaningList property, as in the following example Visual Basic for Applications code:


Set oSynonymInfo = ActiveDocument.Content.SynonymInfo

and then calling the property as follows:


Msgbox oSynonymInfo.MeaningList(1)

Because Visual Basic for Applications treats the "(1)" in "MeaningList(1)" as a parameter being passed to MeaningList rather than an index to the MeaningList array, the error described in the "Symptoms" section of this article may occur.

WORKAROUND

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For more information about using the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

To work around this problem, access the MeaningList array directly without first setting it to a variable. The following two examples use the MeaningList property to return the meaning of a word from the thesaurus.

Example 1

The following sample macro allows you to index the array:


Sub TellMeaning()

   'Insert a word into the active document
   ' removing all other text.
   ActiveDocument.Content.Text = "pretty"

   'Displays the first meaning of the word in the document.
   MsgBox ActiveDocument.Content.SynonymInfo.MeaningList(1)

End Sub

Example 2

The following sample macro returns the first synonym for the selected text or the word closest (moving right) to the insertion point and traps the error if the word has no definition in the thesaurus.


Sub TellMeaning()

   ' Select the current word or the word to the right of the insertion
   ' point.
   With Selection
      .StartOf Unit:=wdWord, Extend:=wdMove
      .MoveRight Unit:=wdWord, Count:=1, Extend:=wdExtend
   End With

   On Error Resume Next
   ' Displays the first meaning of the word in the document.
   MsgBox Selection.Range.SynonymInfo.MeaningList(1)

   ' Check for likely automation errors.
   If Err.Number = 9 Then  'SUBSCRIPT OUT OF RANGE
      ' Tell user what happened. Then clear the Err object.
      MsgBox "No Definition"
      Err.Clear   ' Clear Err object fields.
   End If

End Sub

For more information about about the MeaningList property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type MeaningList in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
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