Microsoft KB Archive/163098

= WD97: Run-Time Error 1517 Running Converted WordBasic Macro =

Article ID: 163098

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 Q163098





SYMPTOMS
When you run a converted WordBasic macro, you receive the following error message:

Run-time error '1517':

Word cannot find the designated menu item.



CAUSE
The converted WordBasic macro may contain a command that is missing arguments.



WORKAROUND
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Use one of the following methods to work around this problem:

Method 1: Record the Menu Action in WordBasic
Using the version of Word that you used to create the original WordBasic macro, record the actions to perform the menu function, and then convert it to a Visual Basic for Applications macro.

Method 2: Convert the Code to Visual Basic for Applications Commands
Edit the converted macro in the Visual Basic Editor and replace the WordBasic commands with Visual Basic for Applications commands.

For example, change this converted WordBasic command line, WordBasic.ToolsCustomizeMenus Name:="MySubMenu", Context:=1, _ Menu:="MyMenu", Remove:=1 to this Visual Basic for Applications command set: ' On the custom menu "My Menu", With CommandBars.ActiveMenuBar.Controls("My Menu").CommandBar ' Delete the custom sub menu "My Sub Menu". .Controls("My Sub Menu").Delete End With For more information about CommandBars, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type CommandBars, click Search, and then click to view "CommandBars Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

