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Q165601: WD97: Macro Record Results In PlayBack Error Editing Objects

Article: Q165601
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmacro 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 record a Visual Basic for Applications macro that locates an OLE object
by clicking GoTo on the Edit menu and then edits the object by clicking Object
on the Edit menu, the following error message may appear when you play back the
recorded macro:

  Run-time error '5941':
  The requested member of the collection does not exist.

CAUSE
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Using the GoTo command (on the Edit menu) does not select the object. However,
Visual Basic for Applications records this action using the Selection property
for the object instead of the ActiveDocument property. Because the object is not
selected, it is not a member of the Selection Object.

WORKAROUND
==========

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty
either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied
warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This
article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being
demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft
support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular
procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added
functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have
limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified
Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more
information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/

For more information about the support options that are available and about how
to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

To work around this problem, edit the macro and change the Selection property to
the ActiveDocument property. For example, change this code:

     Selection.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.DoVerb _
     VerbIndex:=wdOLEVerbPrimary

to this code:

     ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.DoVerb _
     VerbIndex:=wdOLEVerbPrimary

For more information about how to edit a macro, click the Office Assistant while
in the Visual Basic Editor, type "edit a macro" (without the quotation marks)
click Search, and then click to view "Edit a macro."

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

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

MORE INFORMATION
================

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          : kbmacro kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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