Q179338: WD97: Programmatically Unlinking Field Makes Word Stop

Article: Q179338
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
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Keyword(s): kbdtacode kbmacroexample 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 unlink fields in a document footer using the Microsoft
Visual Basic for Applications Unlink Method, Microsoft Word may stop responding.

CAUSE
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The following sample Visual Basic macro causes the problem described in the
Symptoms section of this article to occur.

WARNING: Running this macro causes Word to stop responding.

     Sub UnlinkFieldsinFooter()
        ' Switch to document footer.
        If ActiveWindow.View.SplitSpecial <> wdPaneNone Then
           ActiveWindow.Panes(2).Close
        End If
        If ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdNormalView Or _
        ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdOutlineView Or _
        ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdMasterView Then
           ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.Type = wdPageView
        End If
        ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageFooter

        ' Select all text in the footer.
        Selection.WholeStory

        ' Loop through fields in selection.
        For Each afield In Selection.Fields
           ' If field type is a REF field.
           If afield.Type = wdFieldRef Then
              ' Unlink the field.
              afield.Unlink ' <--- Word stops responding at this line.
           End If
           ' Reselect all text in the footer.
           Selection.WholeStory
        Next afield
      Selection.Collapse     
  End Sub

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use the following sample Visual Basic macro
instead.

     Sub UnlinkFieldsinFooter()
        ' Switch to document footer.
         ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekCurrentPageFooter

        ' Select all text in the footer.
         Selection.WholeStory
         ' Loop through fields in selection.
         For Each afield In Selection.Fields           
         ' If field type is a REF field.            
         If afield.Type = wdFieldRef Then             
         ' Select the current field.               
         afield.Select              
         'Unlink the currently selected field.
                  Selection.Field(1).Unlink
              End If
            ' Reselect all text in the footer.
            Selection.WholeStory
            Next afield
          ' Close footer return to document
           ActiveWindow.ActivePane.View.SeekView = wdSeekMainDocument
      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

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