WDK Doc Err: Number of Values to Pass to User-Defined Function

ID: Q120975

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0.1

SUMMARY

The "Microsoft Word Developer's Kit" (WDK) contains the following incorrect statement at the bottom of page 83:

   Note that you can pass any number of values, each separated by a comma.

The maximum number of values you can pass to a user-defined function is 20, each separated by a comma. If your macro attempts to pass more than 20 values, the following WordBasic error occurs:

   WordBasic Err=116
   Argument-count mismatch

MORE INFORMATION

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For example, the following macro, in which the MySub function contains 21 parameters, generates the "Argument-count mismatch" error:

   Sub MAIN
      Call mysub one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
      eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
      eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twentyone
   End Sub

   Sub mysub(one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
   eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
   eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twentyone)
      MsgBox "mysub"
   End Sub

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," version 6.0, Microsoft Press, 1994, pages 83, 830. (This is the Word for Windows version of the WDK, part number WB51159-1093.)

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample ntword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999