WD97: Type Mismatch Error Running Converted WordBasic Macro

ID: Q177971

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run a macro that was converted from WordBasic to Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, you receive the following error message:

Type Mismatch Error

CAUSE

If you converted a WordBasic macro that contains statements similar to the following:


   x = Val(FontSize())

the converted code may appear as:


   x = WordBasic.Val(WordBasic.FontSize())

This converted statement causes the macro to halt with the "Type Mismatch" error message.

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this problem, remove "WordBasic." from the Val function as in the following example:


   x = Val(WordBasic.FontSize())

-or-

Convert the statement to the Visual Basic equivalent:


   x = Selection.Font.Size

STATUS

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

REFERENCES

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:

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