WD2000: Macro to Test for an Existing Macro Name

ID: Q209209

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

When you attempt to run a Visual Basic for Applications macro from within another macro or routine in Word, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Run-time error '4633': Unable to run the specified macro

-or-

Run-time error '4649': Unable to create the specified macro

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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

When you write Visual Basic for Applications code, you may need to test for the existence of a macro before running it.

The following Visual Basic for Applications macro sample traps the errors described earlier. If the specified macro does not exist, the error trap can be used to branch selectively.

NOTE: Using this example, if the macro is found, the macro will run. If you want to test only for the existence of a macro, without running the macro, replace


      .Run = True

with:


      .Run = False


Sub DoesMacroExist()

   On Error Resume Next

   ' Use the Macro Dialog to run macro.
   With Dialogs(wdDialogToolsMacro)
      .Name = "xcallmacro"
      ' Attempt to run the macro.
      .Run = True
      .Execute

      ' If macro does not exist, an error will occur.
      If Err = 4633 Or Err = 4649 Then
         MsgBox "Macro not found."
      ElseIf Err = 0 Then
         MsgBox "Macro found."
      Else
         Err.Description = "It was not possible to complete" _
         & " this operation."
      End If

   End With

End Sub

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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Keywords : kbcode kberrmsg kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample kbwordvba wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto