Microsoft KB Archive/245794

= OFF97: Error Message: "Could Not Open Macro Storage" When Euro Character or Other Symbol Used in Module, Procedure, Macro Name, or File Name =

Article ID: 245794

Article Last Modified on 8/27/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q245794





SYMPTOMS
When you create a macro that contains the euro character (or any other European character) in the module, procedure, macro name, or file name, you may receive the following error message:

Could not open macro storage.



CAUSE
The euro character is one of many special characters that you cannot use to name modules, procedures, or project items. Other European and Asian characters may also cause the problem. This error may also occur if you use a space, period (.), exclamation mark (!), or the characters @, &, $, #, or [] in the module name or in the file name when you save your Word document.



WORKAROUND
When you name your macro procedure, module, or macro, or when you save your Word document, use standard alphanumeric characters from the English (U.S.) character set.

