Microsoft KB Archive/212581

= WD2000: Cannot Reference HeadingStyles Index with String Value =

Article ID: 212581

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212581





SYMPTOMS
When you try to reference a heading style that is used to compile a table of figures or table of contents, you receive the following error message:

Run-time error '13': Type mismatch



CAUSE
You receive this error message if you attempt to reference the HeadingStyle object with a string value. For example, you receive this message if you attempt to reference HeadingStyle by using the name of the style.



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

To reference a heading style that has been added to compile a table of figures or table of contents, use either of the following methods:  Reference the style with an integer value.

-or-  Create a macro that allows you to reference the style by name.

The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates how you can reference the style by name without receiving the error message:

Sub AddRemoveHeadingStyleExample

Dim oTOCStyle As Object ' Add a user defined style to the document. ActiveDocument.Styles.Add Name:="UserDefined Para Style", _ Type:=wdStyleTypeParagraph Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory ' Insert a table of contents ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents.Add Range:=Selection.Range ' Add User Defined style to TOC HeadingStyles. ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).HeadingStyles.Add _ "UserDefined Para Style", 1

' Loop through HeadingStyle collection. For Each oTOCStyle In _ ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).HeadingStyles ' Perform conditional on style name to find. If oTOCStyle.Style = "UserDefined Para Style" Then ' Remove the style from the TOC HeadingStyle collection. oTOCStyle.Delete End If  Next

' Remove the User Defined style from the document. ActiveDocument.Styles("UserDefined Para Style").Delete

End Sub 

