Microsoft KB Archive/183995

= WD98: Error Recording Opening Template with WordBasic Macros =

Article ID: 183995

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q183995





SYMPTOMS
While recording a Visual Basic for Applications macro in Word, you may receive the following error attempting to open a template containing a WordBasic macro:

Word cannot open files containing WordBasic macros while macro recording. Stop macro recording and try again.



CAUSE
WordBasic macros cannot be converted to Visual Basic for Applications while the Visual Basic macro recorder is recording.



WORKAROUND
Stop recording the macro and open the file to automatically convert the WordBasic macros. Save the template in Word 98 format and then record the macro using the newly converted template.



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

