Microsoft KB Archive/182588

= WD98: Error 1005 Using WordBasic.EditLinks and \Sel =

Article ID: 182588

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q182588





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to unlink a file that has been inserted into a document by selecting the linked file and then using the following Visual Basic for Applications WordBasic object command WordBasic.EditLinks KillLink := 1, Link := "\Sel" you will receive the following error:

Word Error 1005: This bookmark does not exist.



WORKAROUND
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Method 1: Use the WordBasic UnlinkFields Command
Use the WordBasic UnlinkFields command to successfully unlink the selected field,

WordBasic.UnlinkFields

Method 2: Use a Visual Basic for Applications Command
Use the following Visual Basic for Applications command to unlink the first field in the active document: ActiveDocument.Fields(1).Unlink



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:

181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

