Microsoft KB Archive/123300

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Cannot Print to Status Bar When Closing a Dialog Box

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Q123300

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SYMPTOMS
When you use the Print command in code in response to a button click that closes a dialog box, the text in the status bar may flash by too quickly to be seen.

CAUSE
Closing the dialog box resets the status bar.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word versions 6.0, 6.0a, and 6.0c for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
The following sample macro demonstrates the behavior described in the "Symptoms" section above.

WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this macro code "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

  Sub MAIN Begin Dialog UserDialog 109, 81, "Test", .DialogFunction OKButton 10, 6, 88, 21 CancelButton 10, 30, 88, 21 PushButton 10, 54, 88, 21, "Text" End Dialog

Dim dlg As UserDialog x = Dialog(dlg)

End Sub

Function DialogFunction(identifier$, action, wvalue) Select Case action Case 1 Case 2 If identifier$ = "Text" Then DialogFunction = 1 Print "Button pressed" Else Print "This is the text that will not be seen" DialogFunction = 0 End If        Case  3 Case 4 Case 5 Case Else End Select End Function Additional query words: 6.0 functions dynamic statement word6 winword

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