Microsoft KB Archive/201997

= WD2000: Type Mismatch Error Running Converted WordBasic Macro =

Article ID: 201997

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 Q201997





SYMPTOMS
When you run a macro that was converted from WordBasic to Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, the following error message appears:

Run Time Error '13': Type Mismatch



CAUSE
If you converted a WordBasic macro that contains statements similar to the following:

x = Val(FontSize)

the converted code may appear as:

x = WordBasic.Val(WordBasic.FontSize)

This converted statement causes the macro to halt with the "Run Time Error '13': Type Mismatch" error message.



RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, remove "WordBasic." from the Val function, as in the following example:

x = Val(WordBasic.FontSize)

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Convert the statement to the Visual Basic equivalent:

x = Selection.Font.Size



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

