Microsoft KB Archive/176688

= WD97: Recorded Macro to Insert AutoText from Add-in Fails =

Article ID: 176688

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176688





SYMPTOMS
When you record a macro to insert AutoText that exists in an add-in template, the macro will fail on playback and the following error will occur:

Run-time error '5941':

The requested member of the collection does not exist.



CAUSE
This is a problem with the way the Visual Basic Editor records the Word command to insert the AutoText entry.



WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, temporarily attach the add-in template to the active document to insert the AutoText.

Use the following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro to work around this problem. Substitute the AttachedTemplate path and file name to the path and file name of your custom template. Substitute "MyEntry" for the name of the AutoText entry to insert: Sub GetAddInAutotext

Dim originalattachment As String

' Get the currently attached template and store it in a variable. originalattachment = Templates(1).Path & Application.PathSeparator _ & ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate

' Set the attached template to your custom template. ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate = _ "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Templates\MyTemplate.Dot"

' Insert the AutoText at the insertion point. ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate.AutoTextEntries("MyEntry").Insert _ Where:=Selection.Range, RichText:=True

' Re-Attach the original template. ActiveDocument.AttachedTemplate = originalattachment

End Sub

