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Q175998: WD97: Reference Type Changed in Code, Not in Cross-reference

Article: Q175998
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kbProgramming kbui 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 attempt to set the Reference Type in the Cross-reference dialog box
using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure or macro, the
Reference Type you specify in your procedure or macro is not selected as the
Reference Type when you view the Cross-reference dialog box. The dialog box
ignores the Reference Type specified in the procedure or macro.

WORKAROUND
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In Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications code us the SendKeys statement
to access and set the built-in dialog box argument list items.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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

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

To demonstrate the problem, the following Visual Basic macro attempts to set the
Reference Type to "Bookmark" (without the quotation marks):

     Sub SetXRefTypeFail()
        With Dialogs(wdDialogInsertCrossReference)
           .Referencetype = "Bookmark"
           .Update
           .Show
        End With
     End Sub

When you view the Cross-reference dialog box, the Reference Type is not set to
Bookmark. (To view the Cross-reference dialog box, click Cross-reference on the
Insert menu.)

To change the type to Bookmark and the reference to Page Number in the Cross
Reference dialog box use the following example.

     Sub WorkaroundSetXRefType()
        With Dialogs(WdDialogInsertCrossReference)
           SendKeys "%tb"
           SendKeys "{enter}"
           SendKeys "%r"
           SendKeys "{down 1}"
           SendKeys "{enter 2}"
           .Show
        End With
     End Sub

REFERENCES
==========

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

For more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click
the Office Assistant in Microsoft Word, type "how to create a macro" (without
the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro."

For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click
the Office Assistant in Microsoft Word, type "how to run a macro" (without the
quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro."

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:

  Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component

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 vba

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Keywords          : kbcode kbProgramming kbui word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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