WD97: WordBasic.EditGoTo Does Not Go to Bookmark (162940)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q162940

SYMPTOMS

When you use the WordBasic form of the EditGoTo command to go to a bookmark using Visual Basic for Applications, the insertion point moves to the beginning of the current page instead of to the item that is marked with a bookmark.

CAUSE

Calling EditGoTo with WordBasic.EditGoTo will not return an error but it is not a supported method and does not function as expected.

WORKAROUND

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To go to a bookmark, use one of the following Visual Basic for Applications code examples: 
   Selection.Goto What:=wdGoToBoomark, Name:="MyBookmark"

-or- 

   ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("MyBookmark").Select

-or- 

   WordBasic.EditBookmark name:="MyBookmark", goto:=1

-or- 

   WordBasic.WW7_EditGoto "MyBookmark"
NOTE: When you convert a macro from WordBasic, the "WordBasic.WW7_EditGoto" command is used to replace the WordBasic EditGoTo command.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/17/2005
Keywords:kbdtacode kbmacroexample kbprb KB162940
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