Q159676: WD97: Close Method in Macro Fails in Protected Form

Article: Q159676
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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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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You receive the following error message when you press TAB to move to another
form field:

  Run-time error '4198': Command Failed

CAUSE
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The error occurs when you use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Close
method in a macro that runs when you exit a form field in a protected document.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem you can use the OnTime method in one macro to call
another macro that then issues the Close method for your protected form.

The OnTime method uses the following syntax:

     expression.OnTime(When, Name, Tolerance)

Because the Name argument requires the name of a macro to run, you must create
two macros. The first macro, "MacroToRunOnExit," runs when you exit a form
field. It calls the second macro, "CloseDocument," which closes the document.

NOTE: When you use this method, you can only use the wdDoNotSaveChanges constant
for the Close Method.

     Public Sub MacroToRunOnExit()
     Application.OnTime When:=Now, Name:="CloseDocument"
     End Sub

     Public Sub CloseDocument()
        Application.ActiveDocument.Close(wdDoNotSaveChanges)
     End Sub

To save the document before you close it, add the Save command before the Close
command:

     Public Sub CloseDocument()
        Application.ActiveDocument.Save
        Application.ActiveDocument.Close(wdDoNotSaveChanges)
     End Sub

For more information about the OnTime method, while in the Visual Basic for
Applications Editor click the Office Assistant, type "OnTime Method" (without
the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "OnTime Method."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q126366 WD: FileClose in Macro Doesn't Work with Protected Form

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


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

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb

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