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Q165922: WD97: Converting ActiveX to Picture Causes Invalid Page Fault

Article: Q165922
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg kbProgramming word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 20-FEB-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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Attempting to convert an ActiveX Control Object to a Word Picture Object using
Visual Basic for Applications causes the following error message:

  This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

The details of the error message show:

  WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in WINWORD.EXE at 0137:30440759.

Choosing OK causes Word to close.

CAUSE
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When creating your macro, Visual Basic for Applications does not check to see
whether the method of conversion you are applying to an object is an allowed
method for the object type.

The error message appears because an ActiveX object (controls such as a check
box, command button, and so on) cannot be converted to a Word Picture object.

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

For more information about ActiveX, please see the following articles in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

  Q155965 WD97: CTRL+Z UNDO Will Not Work In Form Control Tools

  Q162598 WD97: ActiveX Controls Lose Sizing After Previewing in Browser

  Q155903 WD97: Error Inserting ActiveX Control

For more information about "ActiveX," click the Office Assistant, type "ActiveX"
(without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click one of the following
topics:

- Insert form fields or ActiveX controls in a form

- Form elements you can use on a Web page

- Register a new ActiveX control

- Designing a Web page

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe ocx

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbProgramming word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug

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