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Q163098: WD97: Run-Time Error 1517 Running Converted WordBasic Macro

Article: Q163098
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode 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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When you run a converted WordBasic macro, you receive the following error
message:

  Run-time error '1517':
  Word cannot find the designated menu item.

CAUSE
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The converted WordBasic macro may contain a command that is missing arguments.

WORKAROUND
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Use one of the following methods to work around this problem:

Method 1: Record the Menu Action in WordBasic
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Using the version of Word that you used to create the original WordBasic macro,
record the actions to perform the menu function, and then convert it to a Visual
Basic for Applications macro.

Method 2: Convert the Code to Visual Basic for Applications Commands
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Edit the converted macro in the Visual Basic Editor and replace the WordBasic
commands with Visual Basic for Applications commands.

For example, change this converted WordBasic command line,

     WordBasic.ToolsCustomizeMenus Name:="MySubMenu", Context:=1, _
     Menu:="MyMenu", Remove:=1

to this Visual Basic for Applications command set:

     ' On the custom menu "My Menu",
     With CommandBars.ActiveMenuBar.Controls("My Menu").CommandBar
   
        ' Delete the custom sub menu "My Sub Menu".
        .Controls("My Sub Menu").Delete
   
     End With

For more information about CommandBars, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the
Office Assistant, type "CommandBars" (without the quotation marks), click
Search, and then click to view "CommandBars Object."

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

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

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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