Q157624: Error Recording Opening Template with WordBasic Macro

Article: Q157624
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbualink97 kbdta kbdtacode word8 word97
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 are recording a Visual Basic for Applications macro in Word and you try
to open a template containing a WordBasic macro, the following error message
appears:

  Word cannot open files containing WordBasic macros while macro recording.
  Stop macro recording and try again.

CAUSE
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WordBasic macros cannot be converted to Visual Basic for Applications while the
Visual Basic macro recorder is recording.


WORKAROUND
==========

Stop recording the macro and open the file to automatically convert the
WordBasic macro. Save the template in Word 97 format, and then record the macro
using the newly converted template.

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

REFERENCES
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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 vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbualink97 kbdta kbdtacode word8 word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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