Microsoft KB Archive/273977

= WD2002: Macros That Reference Custom Dictionaries No Longer Work =

Article ID: 273977

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q273977



For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 204535.



SYMPTOMS
When you upgrade to Microsoft Word 2002 from a version of Word earlier than Word 2000, you may find that existing solutions or macros that reference, create or modify custom dictionaries may no longer work.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because in versions of Word after and including Word 2000, the custom dictionaries are located in the Application Data\Microsoft\Proof folder. Existing solutions or macros that reference, create, or modify custom dictionaries generally assume that the custom dictionaries are in the Proofing Tools folder. If Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and WordBasic commands still point to the old location, existing macros will not work.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, modify your existing solutions or macros so that they point to the new, correct location of the custom dictionaries.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
By default, Word creates the proof folder in one of the following default locations (depending on your operating system version):

Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) with Profiles Enabled or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
C:\WINNT\Profiles\ \Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

Microsoft Windows 2000
C:\Documents and Settings\ \Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

Additional query words: WD2002 prb

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix KB273977

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