WD97: Run-Time Error 1517 Running Converted Wordbasic Macro

ID: Q163098

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you run a converted WordBasic macro, you receive the following error message:

   Run-time error '1517':
   Word cannot find the designated menu item.

CAUSE

The converted WordBasic macro may contain a command that is missing arguments.

WORKAROUND

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Use one of the following methods to work around this problem:

Method 1: Record the Menu Action in WordBasic

Using the version of Word that you used to create the original WordBasic macro, record the actions to perform the menu function, and then convert it to a Visual Basic for Applications macro.

Method 2: Convert the Code to Visual Basic for Applications Commands

Edit the converted macro in the Visual Basic Editor and replace the WordBasic commands with Visual Basic for Applications commands.

For example, change this converted WordBasic command line,

   WordBasic.ToolsCustomizeMenus Name:="MySubMenu", Context:=1, _
   Menu:="MyMenu", Remove:=1

to this Visual Basic for Applications command set:

   ' On the custom menu "My Menu",
   With CommandBars.ActiveMenuBar.Controls("My Menu").CommandBar
      ' Delete the custom sub menu "My Sub Menu".
      .Controls("My Sub Menu").Delete
   End With

For more information about CommandBars, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "CommandBars," click Search, and then click to view "CommandBars Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173707
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more 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: wordcon vb vba vbe

Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Version           : 97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999