DOCUMENT:Q162808  14-NOV-2000  [word97]
TITLE   :WD97: Commands on Web Toolbar Cannot be Recorded in a Macro
PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbprogramming kbdta word8 kbwordvba word97

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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 record a macro that selects commands from the Go menu on the
Web toolbar, the commands are not recorded.

CAUSE
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The following Web commands are not a part of the Visual Basic for Applications
language and cannot be recorded:

 - Back

 - Forward

 - Start Page

 - Search the Web

 - Set Start Page

 - Set Search Page

WORKAROUND
==========

Open the macro in the Visual Basic Editor and add an equivalent WordBasic
command in place of the Web commands listed in the "Cause" section.

   Web Function        Equivalent Wordbasic Command
   ------------        ----------------------------

   Back                WordBasic.WebGoBack

   Forward             WordBasic.WebGoForward

   Start Page          WordBasic.WebOpenStartPage

   Search the Web      WordBasic.WebOpenSearchPage

There are no corresponding WordBasic commands for the following two Web
commands:

 - Set Start Page

 - Set Search Page


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

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 vba vbe vb

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Keywords          : kbprogramming kbdta word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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