Article ID: 165922
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q165922
SYMPTOMS
Attempting to convert an ActiveX Control Object to a Word Picture Object using Visual Basic for Applications causes the following error message:
The details of the error message show:
Choosing OK causes Word to close.
CAUSE
When creating your macro, Visual Basic for Applications does not check to see whether the method of conversion you are applying to an object is an allowed method for the object type.
The error message appears because an ActiveX object (controls such as a check box, command button, and so on) cannot be converted to a Word Picture object.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
For more information about ActiveX, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
155965 WD97: CTRL+Z UNDO Will Not Work In Form Control Tools
162598 WD97: ActiveX Controls Lose Sizing After Previewing in Browser
155903 WD97: Error Inserting ActiveX Control
For more information about "ActiveX," click the Office Assistant, type ActiveX, click Search, and then click one of the following topics:
- Insert form fields or ActiveX controls in a form
- Form elements you can use on a Web page
- Register a new ActiveX control
- Designing a Web page
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
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