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Q176688: WD97: Recorded Macro to Insert AutoText from Add-in Fails

Article: Q176688
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode
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 macro to insert AutoText that exists in an add-in template,
the macro will fail on playback and the following error will occur:

  Run-time error '5941':

  The requested member of the collection does not exist.

CAUSE
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This is a problem with the way the Visual Basic Editor records the Word command
to insert the AutoText entry.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, temporarily attach the add-in template to the active
document to insert the AutoText.

Use the following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro to work around this
problem. Substitute the AttachedTemplate path and file name to the path and file
name of your custom template. Substitute "MyEntry" for the name of the AutoText
entry to insert:

        Sub GetAddInAutotext()

        Dim originalattachment As String

        ' Get the currently attached template and store it in a variable.
        originalattachment = Templates(1).Path & Application.PathSeparator _
           & ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate

        ' Set the attached template to your custom template.
        ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate = _
           "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\MyTemplate.Dot"

        ' Insert the AutoText at the insertion point.
        ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyEntry").Insert _
           Where:=Selection.Range, RichText:=True

        ' Re-Attach the original template.
        ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate = originalattachment

     End Sub

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 insert autotext fail recorded

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug

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