Article ID: 167381
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q167381
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Visual Basic for Applications GetAddress Method and omit the optional Name argument, you receive the following error message:
When you click Details, the following message appears:
For example, the following command line will cause this problem:
x = Application.GetAddress(CheckNamesDialog:=True)
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, include the Name argument when you use the GetAddress method. The Name argument can be a null value, like this:
x = Application.GetAddress(Name:="", CheckNamesDialog:=True)
For more information about GetAddress Method, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type GetAddress Method click Search, and then click to view "GetAddress Method."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 2000.
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