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Q293087: WORD97: "Formatting is too Complex" Err Msg When You Run Macro

Article: Q293087
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberrmsg
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 run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro, you may
receive the following error message:

  The formatting in this document is too complex.

CAUSE
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This behavior can occur if the Visual Basic macro contains multiple style
commands similar to the following:

  .Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Heading 2")

This behavior occurs only when you use the Style property.

WORKAROUND
==========

To work around this issue, periodically save the document.

You can add the following VBA code to your macro to save, close, and then re-open
the document:

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  Sub Test()
      ActiveDocument.Save
      ActiveDocument.Close
      Application.RecentFiles(1).Open
      ActiveDocument.paragraphs.Last.Range.Select
      Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
  End Sub

NOTE: This code also positions the mouse pointer at the end of the last paragraph
of the document.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kberrmsg 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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