WD2000: Type Mismatch Error Running Converted WordBasic MacroID: Q201997
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When you run a macro that was converted from WordBasic to Microsoft Visual
Basic for Applications, the following error message appears:
Run Time Error '13': Type Mismatch
If you converted a WordBasic macro that contains statements similar to the
following:
x = Val(FontSize())
x = WordBasic.Val(WordBasic.FontSize())
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x = Val(WordBasic.FontSize())
x = Selection.Font.Size
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
TITLE : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
Additional query words: vb vba
Keywords : kbprg kbdta OffVBA kbmacroexample kbwordvba wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999