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WD2000: Cannot Reference HeadingStyles Index with String Value

Article ID: 212581

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

APPLIES TO

Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q212581

SYMPTOMS

When you try to reference a heading style that is used to compile a table of figures or table of contents, you receive the following error message:

Run-time error '13': Type mismatch

CAUSE

You receive this error message if you attempt to reference the HeadingStyle object with a string value. For example, you receive this message if you attempt to reference HeadingStyle by using the name of the style.

WORKAROUND

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212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

To reference a heading style that has been added to compile a table of figures or table of contents, use either of the following methods:

Reference the style with an integer value.

-or-

Create a macro that allows you to reference the style by name.

The following example Visual Basic for Applications macro demonstrates how you can reference the style by name without receiving the error message:

Sub AddRemoveHeadingStyleExample()

   Dim oTOCStyle As Object
   ' Add a user defined style to the document.
   ActiveDocument.Styles.Add Name:="UserDefined Para Style", _
   Type:=wdStyleTypeParagraph<BR/>
   Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory
   ' Insert a table of contents
   ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents.Add Range:=Selection.Range
   ' Add User Defined style to TOC HeadingStyles.
   ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).HeadingStyles.Add _
   "UserDefined Para Style", 1

   ' Loop through HeadingStyle collection.
   For Each oTOCStyle In _
      ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1).HeadingStyles
      ' Perform conditional on style name to find.
      If oTOCStyle.Style = "UserDefined Para Style" Then
         ' Remove the style from the TOC HeadingStyle collection.
         oTOCStyle.Delete
      End If
   Next

   ' Remove the User Defined style from the document.
   ActiveDocument.Styles("UserDefined Para Style").Delete

End Sub

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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