WD98: Recorded Macro Results In PlayBack Error Editing Objects

ID: Q182783

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you record a Visual Basic for Applications macro that locates an OLE object by clicking GoTo on the Edit menu, and then edits the object by clicking Object on the Edit menu, you may receive the following error message when you playback the recorded macro:

   Run-time error '5941':
   The requested member of the collection does not exist.

CAUSE

Using the GoTo command (on the Edit menu) does not select the object. However, Visual Basic for Applications records this action using the Selection property for the object instead of the ActiveDocument property. Because the object is not selected, it is not a member of the Selection Object.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, edit the macro and change the Selection property to the ActiveDocument property. For example, change this code

   Selection.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.DoVerb _
   VerbIndex:=wdOLEVerbPrimary

to this code:

   ActiveDocument.InlineShapes(1).OLEFormat.DoVerb _
   VerbIndex:=wdOLEVerbPrimary

For more information about how to edit a macro, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "edit a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Edit a macro."

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.

MORE INFORMATION

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: 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          : kbcode kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999