Causes for "WordBasic Err=100: Syntax Error"

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c

SUMMARY

This article lists some of the more common reasons for a Microsoft WordBasic syntax error. When a syntax error occurs, WordBasic returns the following error message:

  WordBasic Err=100: Syntax Error

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No Sub Main Command in the Macro

   If no Sub Main command exists in a macro, the first line of the
   macro is highlighted as being the offending command. Every macro
   must have a Sub Main command.

A Missing Quotation Mark

   A string must be enclosed by quotation marks (""). An error is
   generated if one or both are missing. For example, the syntax for
   the GetGlossary command specifies that the Name$ argument is a
   string ("GlossName").

      A$ = GetGlossary$("GlossName", 1)

A Missing or Extra Comma

   Each argument for a statement or function must be separated by a
   comma. A missing comma or an extra comma generates an error. For
   example, each argument for the MsgBox command is separated by a
   comma.

      MsgBox "Delete File?", "Librarian", 289

A Missing Period

   Each argument for a dialog-equivalent statement must begin with a
   period. For example, the FileOpen statement includes an argument
   named ".Name".

      FileOpen .Name = "MYDOC.DOC", .ReadOnly = 1

A Missing Reserved Word

   Some WordBasic instructions include more than one reserved word.
   For example, an If conditional must include the Then reserved word.

      If n = 10 Then Beep

A Reserved Word Name Conflict

   WordBasic generates a syntax error if you create a variable name
   that matches a reserved word. For example, a variable named "Then"
   conflicts with the reserved word Then, which is part of a WordBasic
   If statement.

A Missing Parenthesis at the Beginning or End of a Function

   A function always includes an opening and closing parenthesis. A
   syntax error is generated if one or both are missing.

"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, page 343