Microsoft KB Archive/266073

= WD2000: Run-time Error 5843 When You Set wdUseWord97LineBreakingRules Compatibility Option =

Article ID: 266073

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q266073



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to access the Use Word 97 line breaking rules for Asian text compatibility property through a macro, you may receive the following error message:

Run-time error '5843':

One of the values passed to this method or property is out of range.

This error message may appear when you run macro code similar to either of the following examples: MsgBox ActiveDocument.Compatibility(wdUseWord97LineBreakingRules)

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ActiveDocument.Compatibility(wdUseWord97LineBreakingRules) = True



WORKAROUND
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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

Use the following sample macro code to turn on the Use Word 97 line breaking rules for Asian text compatibility setting: WordBasic.ToolsOptionsCompatibility UseWord97LineBreakingRules:=1 Use the following sample macro code to turn off the Use Word 97 line breaking rules for Asian text compatibility setting: WordBasic.ToolsOptionsCompatibility UseWord97LineBreakingRules:=0 Use the following sample macro code to test the current value of the Use Word 97 line breaking rules for Asian text compatibility property: Dim dlg As Object Set dlg = WordBasic.DialogRecord.ToolsOptionsCompatibility(False) WordBasic.CurValues.ToolsOptionsCompatibility dlg

If dlg.UseWord97LineBreakingRules = 1 Then MsgBox &quot;UseWord97LineBreakingRules is enabled.&quot; Else MsgBox &quot;UseWord97LineBreakingRules is disabled.&quot; End If



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

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