WD: WordBasic Err=150 with Duplicate UserDialog Definitions

ID: Q107732

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0
Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SYMPTOMS

The following WordBasic error occurs in Microsoft Word if your custom dialog box definition includes two instructions that specify the same identifier argument:

   WordBasic Err=150
   Dialog control identifier is already defined.

For example, the following macro causes this error message because both CheckBox dialog box instructions are identical:

   Sub MAIN
   Begin Dialog UserDialog 151, 84
      OKButton 33, 48, 88, 21
      CheckBox 25, 16, 111, 16, "Check Box", .CheckBox1
      CheckBox 25, 16, 111, 16, "Check Box", .CheckBox1
   End Dialog
   Dim Dlg As UserDialog
   Dialog Dlg
   End Sub

By contrast, this macro does not cause an error when you run it in Word version 2.x for Windows.

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CAUSE

Identifiers for controls in a custom dialog box must be unique.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, if you run a Word 2.x macro in Word 6.0 or later that contains duplicate dialog box identifiers, you must edit the macro and remove or modify one of the identifiers.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word 2.x, which should also only have allowed unique identifiers. This problem was corrected in later versions of Microsoft Word.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," version 6.0, pages 270-272

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kberrmsg kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode kbmacroexample winword word6 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999