Microsoft KB Archive/112711

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WD: Macro Recorder Does Not Record Certain Word Commands

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Q112711

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
 * Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

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SYMPTOMS
When you run a macro you recorded using the Microsoft Word macro recorder, nothing happens or you may receive the following WordBasic error:

WordBasic Err=509

This command is not available.

CAUSE
These symptoms occur when you try to record the commands listed below because Word cannot record these WordBasic commands:

  FormatAutoFormat FileFindFile MailMergeHelper

WORKAROUND
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"http://support.microsoft.com/directory/overview.asp" Record the execution of these commands from the Tools Macro dialog box. This records the ToolsMacro command with the unrecordable command as the .Run argument.

For example, to record the AutoFormat command, record the following macro:

  Sub Main ToolsMacro .Name="FormatAutoFormat", .Run End Sub

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Word versions listed at the begininng of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.