Article ID: 162808
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q162808
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to record a macro that selects commands from the Go menu on the Web toolbar, the commands are not recorded.
CAUSE
The following Web commands are not a part of the Visual Basic for Applications language and cannot be recorded:
- Back
- Forward
- Start Page
- Search the Web
- Set Start Page
- Set Search Page
WORKAROUND
Open the macro in the Visual Basic Editor and add an equivalent WordBasic command in place of the Web commands listed in the "Cause" section.
Web Function Equivalent Wordbasic Command
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Back WordBasic.WebGoBack
Forward WordBasic.WebGoForward
Start Page WordBasic.WebOpenStartPage
Search the Web WordBasic.WebOpenSearchPage
There are no corresponding WordBasic commands for the following two Web commands:
- Set Start Page
- Set Search Page
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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