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Q163491: WD97:Can’t Assign an Array to Explicitly Declared Array Variable

Article: Q163491
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg 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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SUMMARY
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The Visual Basic for Applications language contains properties whose values can
be returned into an array. To use this functionality, you must declare your
array as type "variant." Attempting to declare the array as any other type
results in an error.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following Visual Basic for Applications macro sample returns an array that
contains the names of all writing styles available for the U.S. English
language. Each writing style and its number in the array are also displayed in a
message box through means of a loop set to iterate for the total number of items
in the array.

     Sub GetWritingStyles()
        ' Dimension the array as type "variant".
        Dim WrStyles As Variant
        Dim iCount As Integer
        ' Assign the values to the array
        WrStyles = Languages(wdEnglishUS).WritingStyleList
        ' Loop the number of items in the array and display...
        ' each item and its array position.
        For iCount = 1 To UBound(WrStyles)
           MsgBox WrStyles(iCount)
        Next iCount
     End Sub

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

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 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 word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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