Microsoft KB Archive/292108

= GetSpellingSuggestions method does not list non-English language suggestions in Word =

Article ID: 292108

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Word 2003
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292108





SYMPTOMS
Microsoft Office Word produces a list of suggestions in English, even though you are expecting suggestions in a language other than English. This can occur in the following situation:
 * The main dictionary that you specified is in a language other than English.
 * You use the GetSpellingSuggestions method to produce a list of suggested correct spellings for a word that the spell checker does not recognize.



CAUSE
The HrGetSpellingSuggestions method, which is called by the GetSpellingSuggestion method, causes the mainDictionary parameter to be nil. As a result, the English language dictionary is used by default.



WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, insert a reference to a valid custom dictionary before the reference to the main dictionary. To do this, follow this steps in the following example:  Press ALT+F11 to open the Visual Basic Editor. On the Insert menu, click Module.  In the Module window, type the following procedure: Sub FrenchSuggestions

Dim sug As SpellingSuggestion Dim dict As String Dim Msg As String

dict = &quot;French (France)&quot;

For Each sug In GetSpellingSuggestions(Word:=&quot;dixx&quot;, _      CustomDictionary:=&quot;custom.dic&quot;, MainDictionary:=dict) Msg = Msg & sug.Name & vbCrLf Next

MsgBox Msg

End Sub  On the Run menu, click Run Sub/User Form.

The message box contains the French word &quot;dix&quot; as a spelling suggestion.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: VBE VBA WD2002 WD2003

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB292108

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