ID: Q182091
The information in this article applies to:
When you attempt to run a WordBasic macro that was converted to a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro, you may receive a compile error or a syntax error.
Word does not correctly convert WordBasic commands that are more than 1,024 characters long.
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Open the WordBasic macro in the previous version of Word, and modify the WordBasic macro so that each command is fewer than 1,024 characters.
Edit the incorrectly converted macro in the Microsoft Visual Basic Editor.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
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
Keywords : kberrmsg kbprg kbdta OffVBA macword98
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbnofixLast Reviewed: April 15, 1999