Microsoft KB Archive/212627

= WD2000: Run-Time Error '1280' Setting Custom Dictionary =

Article ID: 212627

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 Q212627





SYMPTOMS
When you try to add a custom dictionary through Visual Basic for Applications using the WordBasic object, the following error message may appear:

Run-time error '1280': The custom dictionary "" is not available.



CAUSE
The file name of the custom dictionary contains more than 128 characters. The following converted WordBasic command demonstrates the error if the contents of the string variable, in this example, FName$, which stores the file name, is greater than 128 characters:

WordBasic.ToolsOptionsSpelling CustomDict1:=FName$



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do either of the following:

 Rename the file so it contains no more than 128 characters (including the path).

-or-  Use Visual Basic for Applications commands instead of the WordBasic object with WordBasic commands. For example:

CustomDictionaries.Add FileName:=FName$ 



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



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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