WD2000: Run-Time Error 5841 If Style Doesn't Exist

ID: Q212723

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro that modifies or deletes a specific style, the following error message may appear:

Run-time error '5841': The requested member of the collection does not exist.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you attempt to modify or delete a style that does not exist.

WORKAROUND

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The following Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications example code tests for the presence of a specific style. If the style exists, the macro checks to see whether the specified style is a built-in style. If it is not a built-in style, the macro tests whether the style is currently in use. If the style is in use, the style is deleted.


Sub DoesStyleExist()
   Dim styStyle As Style
   Dim sMsg As String
   Dim sStyleName As String
   ' The style to delete.
   ' Note: Character case is utilized with styles.
   ' For example, "mystyle" is different from "MYSTYLE".
   sStyleName = "mystyle"
   ' Initial message.
   sMsg = " style does not exist."
   For Each styStyle In ActiveDocument.Styles
      ' Does the style exist?
      If styStyle.NameLocal = sStyleName Then
         ' Cannot delete a built in style.
         If styStyle.BuiltIn = False Then
            ' Is the style being used?
            If styStyle.InUse Then
               ' Delete the Style
               styStyle.Delete
               sMsg = " style has been deleted."
               Exit For
            End If
         Else
            sMsg = " style is a built-in style."
            Exit For
         End If
      End If
   Next
   ' Display a message indicating the resulting action.
   MsgBox sStyleName & sMsg
End Sub

For additional information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q117826 WD: WordBasic Macro to Test for an Existing Style Name

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about using the sample code in this article, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 OFF2000: 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:

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbdta kbdtacode kbwordvba wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: August 8, 1999