Microsoft KB Archive/162808

= WD97: Commands on Web Toolbar Cannot be Recorded in a Macro =

Article ID: 162808

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q162808





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to record a macro that selects commands from the Go menu on the Web toolbar, the commands are not recorded.



CAUSE
The following Web commands are not a part of the Visual Basic for Applications language and cannot be recorded:


 * Back
 * Forward
 * Start Page
 * Search the Web
 * Set Start Page
 * Set Search Page



WORKAROUND
Open the macro in the Visual Basic Editor and add an equivalent WordBasic command in place of the Web commands listed in the "Cause" section.   Web Function        Equivalent Wordbasic Command

Back               WordBasic.WebGoBack

Forward            WordBasic.WebGoForward

Start Page         WordBasic.WebOpenStartPage

Search the Web     WordBasic.WebOpenSearchPage There are no corresponding WordBasic commands for the following two Web commands:


 * Set Start Page
 * Set Search Page



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

