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Q157532: WD97: Invalid Procedure Name Error Creating a New Macro

Article: Q157532
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 14-NOV-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to create a new macro, you receive the following error
message:

  Invalid Procedure Name

CAUSE
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The macro name contains invalid characters or reserved identifiers, or the
length exceeds 80 characters.


WORKAROUND
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Rename the macro to contain fewer than 80 charecters. For tips on valid macro
names see the More Information section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Valid macro names:

- Must begin with a letter.

- Cannot contain spaces or non-alphanumeric characters (such as &, *, /,
  and so on).

- Cannot contain periods. You may use a period (.) in a macro name only to
  explicitly define a procedure within a module. For example, if you type in
  the new macro name "my.test", you have created a new Module called "my"
  containing a Procedure named "test".

- Cannot exceed 80 characters.

- Cannot conflict with a program's reserved identifiers or keywords, such as
  the word "print".

Additional query words: tools macro word97

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97

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