WD2000: Run-Time Error '424' Attempting to Ungroup Shape Objects

ID: Q212671

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that attempts to ungroup a range of objects, the following error message may appear:

Run time error '424': Object required

CAUSE

This error occurs because there are no objects selected to ungroup.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, add the Select method to the Group and Ungroup commands, as in the following sample code:


Sub UnGroupShapes()
   Dim sShape1 As Shape
   Dim sShape2 As Shape
   ' Create new blank document.
   Application.Documents.Add
   ' Create two shapes(Hexagon and Heart).
   With ActiveDocument.Shapes
      ' Add Hexagon shape.
      Set sShape1 = .AddShape(10, 122.4, 79.2, 72#, 72#)
      ' Add Heart shape.
      Set sShape2 = .AddShape(21, 230.4, 79.2, 72#, 72#)
   End With
   ' Select both shapes.
   sShape1.Select
   ' The (0) argument in the following command allows
   ' selection of the second shape without deselecting
   ' the first shape.
   sShape2.Select (0)
   With Selection.ShapeRange
      ' Group the shapes.
      .Group.Select
      ' UnGroup the shapes and leave them selected.
      .Ungroup.Select
   End With
End Sub

For this code to work properly, you can have the last two lines resemble the following example (which groups the objects, reselects them, ungroups them, and then deselects them):


   ' Group the shapes.
   Selection.ShapeRange.Group.Select
   ' UnGroup the shapes and leave them deselected.
   Selection.ShapeRange.Ungroup

Or you can use code similar to the following, as in the "Ungroupshapes" example (which groups the objects, selects them, ungroups them, and then leaves them selected):


   ' Group the shapes.
   Selection.ShapeRange.Group.Select
   ' UnGroup the shapes and leave them selected.
   Selection.ShapeRange.Ungroup.Select

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

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about using the sample code in this article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: vb vba vbe

Keywords : kberrmsg kbdta kbdtacode kbwordvba wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb