WD98: Compile Error If VB Code Doesn't Find Comments (182101)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q182101

SYMPTOMS

When you run a macro to retrieve a property of the Comment object, and if no comments exist in the document, you get the following error message:

Compile Error:
Method or data member not found.

CAUSE

Your document does not contain comments.

WORKAROUND

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To avoid this error message, you can test for the presence of comments in your document using the following sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro: 
 Sub CommentExist()
     If ActiveDocument.Comments.Count > 0 Then
       MsgBox "Word found Comments in your document."
     Else
       MsgBox "Word found no Comments in your document."
     End If
   End Sub

MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

89653 WD: WordBasic Macros to Test for Annotations and Footnotes

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

181058 OFF98: 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:kberrmsg kbprb KB182101
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