Article ID: 211466
Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q211466
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to use a WordBasic.MacroCopy command to copy a macro from any location other than a local template to any location other than a global template, the command may not work. You may receive one of the following error messages:
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CAUSE
You cannot copy or import a macro or module to a global template unless the template is open in Word for editing.
This functionality is by design in Microsoft Word 2000 in an effort to reduce the spread of macro viruses. This behavior is different from Microsoft Word 97 before SR-1. In Microsoft Word 97 before SR-1, the WordBasic.MacroCopy command is executed as expected.
WORKAROUND
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To work around this behavior, use the VBComponent Export method to save your module or form as a BAS or FRM file, and then use the VBComponent.Import method to import the file into the project that you want.
For example, use the following sample code:
Sub ExportImportModule()
'Export Module1 from Normal to a BAS file
VBE.VBProjects("Normal").VBComponents("Module1").Export _
FileName:="C:\My Documents\Module1.bas"
'Import this BAS file into the desired file
VBE.VBProjects("DocProj").VBComponents.Import _
FileName:="C:\My Documents\Module1.bas"
End Sub
For additional information about VB Components.Import and .Export, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
264907 WD2000: Template Size Increases When You Add or Remove VBA Code
MORE INFORMATION
The following table details how the WordBasic.MacroCopy, WordBasic.Organizer, and Application.OrganizerCopy commands perform in Microsoft Word 2000.
NOTE: "Global Temp" indicates any template loaded globally (that is, it is loaded by clicking Templates and Add-Ins on the Tools menu).
An error message is generated when you try to perform any of the illegal copies. The error message changes, depending on the command that you use and the target.
WordBasic.MacroCopy
Source Target Valid Err Error Message
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Document Document Yes
Document Template Yes
Document Normal Yes
Document Global Temp No* 24 Bad Parameter
Template Document Yes
Template Template Yes
Template Normal Yes
Template Global Temp No* 24 Bad Parameter
Normal Document No 24 Bad Parameter
Normal Template No 24 Bad Parameter
Normal Normal No 24 Bad Parameter
Normal Global Temp No 24 Bad Parameter
Global Temp Document No 24 Bad Parameter
Global Temp Template No 24 Bad Parameter
Global Temp Normal No 24 Bad Parameter
Global Temp Global Temp No 24 Bad Parameter
WordBasic.Organizer
Source Target Valid Err Error Message
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Document Document Yes
Document Template Yes
Document Normal Yes
Document Global Temp No* 1844 The project item cannot be copied
Template Document Yes
Template Template Yes
Template Normal Yes
Template Global Temp No* 1844 The project item cannot be copied
Normal Document No 102 Command failed
Normal Template No 102 Command failed
Normal Normal No 102 Command failed
Normal Global Temp No 102 Command failed
Global Temp Document No 102 Command failed
Global Temp Template No 102 Command failed
Global Temp Normal No 102 Command failed
Global Temp Global Temp No 1844 The project item cannot be copied
Application.OrganizerCopy
Source Target Valid Err Error Message
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Document Document Yes
Document Template Yes
Document Normal Yes
Document Global Temp No* 5940 The project item cannot be copied
Template Document Yes
Template Template Yes
Template Normal Yes
Template Global Temp No* 5940 The project item cannot be copied
Normal Document No 4198 Command failed
Normal Template No 4198 Command failed
Normal Normal No 4198 Command failed
Normal Global Temp No 4198 Command failed
Global Temp Document No 4198 Command failed
Global Temp Template No 4198 Command failed
Global Temp Normal No 4198 Command failed
Global Temp Global Temp No 5940 The project item cannot be copied
NOTE: You can copy from a document or template to a global template if the global template is open in Word for editing.
REFERENCES
For more information about equivalent commands in the Microsoft Word 2000 object model, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type what is wordbasic.macrocopy? in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
NOTE: You must be in the Visual Basic Editor before you click the Microsoft Word Help for help.
For additional information about programming resources for Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
237356 WD2000: How to Access Sample Macros for Word 2000
212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
For additional information about macro viruses, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
211800 WD2000: What to Do If You Have a Macro Virus
211607 WD2000: Frequently Asked Questions About Word Macro Viruses
233396 WD2000: How to Reduce the Chances of Macro Virus Infection
For more information about macro viruses, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type macro virus in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.
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