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Q179341: WD97: On Exit Macro Jump to Unprotected Section Fails

Article: Q179341
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode kbwordvba kbfield 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 use an On Exit macro for a form field to go to a bookmark in an
unprotected section of the document, the insertion point goes to the beginning
of the section, not the bookmark location.


WORKAROUND
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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the
article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

To work around this, add an additional text box after the form field that you
want to cause the jump to your bookmark location. With that text box, assign
either of the following Word Visual Basic for Applications procedures as an On
Entry procedure

  Sub WorkingGoto()
     ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("bookmarkname").Select
  End Sub

  -or-

  Sub WorkingGoto()
     Selection.Goto What:=wdGotoBookmark, Name:="bookmarkname"
  End Sub

where "bookmarkname" is the name of the bookmark in the unprotected section of
your Word document.

To make the added text form field less visible, set the maximum length to 1, and
then remove the bookmark name in the Text Form Field Options dialog box.

NOTE: These code samples do not work in an On Exit macro when the bookmark is in
the unprotected section of the document. If the bookmark is for another form
field, the code works as an On Exit macro.

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

REFERENCES
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For additional information about available resources for creating custom
solutions by using Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers
below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163425 WD97: Macro Programming Resources

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: kbcode kbmacro vba

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode kbwordvba kbfield word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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