WD97: Reference Type Changed in Code, but Not Changed in Cross-reference Dialog Box

ID: Q175998

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to set the Reference Type in the Cross-reference dialog box using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure or macro, the Reference Type you specify in your procedure or macro is not selected as the Reference Type when you view the Cross-reference dialog box. The dialog box ignores the Reference Type specified in the procedure or macro.

WORKAROUND

In Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications code us the SendKeys statement to access and set the built-in dialog box argument list items.

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.

MORE INFORMATION

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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/

To demonstrate the problem, the following Visual Basic macro attempts to set the Reference Type to Bookmark:


   Sub SetXRefTypeFail()
      With Dialogs(wdDialogInsertCrossReference)
         .Referencetype = "Bookmark"
         .Update
         .Show
      End With
   End Sub

When you view the Cross-reference dialog box, the Reference Type is not set to Bookmark. (To view the Cross-reference dialog box, click Cross-reference on the Insert menu.)

To change the type to Bookmark and the reference to Page Number in the Cross Reference dialog box use the following example.


   Sub WorkaroundSetXRefType()
      With Dialogs(WdDialogInsertCrossReference)
         SendKeys "%tb"
         SendKeys "{enter}"
         SendKeys "%r"
         SendKeys "{down 1}"
         SendKeys "{enter 2}"
         .Show
      End With
   End Sub

REFERENCES

For more information about Sendkeys, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type sendkeys, click Search, and then click to view "SendKeys statement."

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft Word, type how to create a macro, click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft Word, type how to run a macro, click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

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

Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

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

Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vba

Keywords : kbcode kbprg kbui word8 kbwordvba word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug