WD2000: Range.Delete Causes Invalid Page Fault with GetObject

ID: Q220211

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Visual Basics for Applications Range.Delete command with a document object that you set using the Visual Basics for Applications GetObject function, the following error message may appear when there are no documents open in Word:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

When you click Details, the following message is displayed:

WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in WINWORD.EXE at 015f:30139205.

NOTE: The actual memory address may vary.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, you can make sure that at least one document is open in Word. The following sample Visual Basic for Applications procedure demonstrates this workaround:


Sub RangeDelete()
   Dim getDoc As Document
   Dim emptyDoc As Document
   If Douments.Count = 0 Then              ' If no documents are open,
      Set EmptyDoc = Documents.Add         ' Create a blank document.
   End If
   Set getDoc = GetObject("C:\MyDoc.doc")
   With getDoc
      .Range.Delete
      .Save
      .Close
   End With
   emptyDoc.Close
   Set getDoc = Nothing
   Set emptyDoc = Nothing
End Sub

STATUS

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

Additional query words: vba crash hang gpf protection general hung


Keywords          : kbdta kbwordvba wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: June 25, 1999