WD2000: Macro to Test for an Existing Macro Name (209209)

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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: When you write Visual Basic for Applications code, you may need to test for the existence of a macro before running it.

The following Visual Basic for Applications macro sample traps the errors described earlier. If the specified macro does not exist, the error trap can be used to branch selectively.

NOTE: Using this example, if the macro is found, the macro will run. If you want to test only for the existence of a macro, without running the macro, replace

      .Run = True
				

      .Run = False
				

Sub DoesMacroExist()

   On Error Resume Next

   ' Use the Macro Dialog to run macro.
   With Dialogs(wdDialogToolsMacro)
      .Name = "xcallmacro"
      ' Attempt to run the macro.
      .Run = True
      .Execute

      ' If macro does not exist, an error will occur.
      If Err = 4633 Or Err = 4649 Then
         MsgBox "Macro not found."
      ElseIf Err = 0 Then
         MsgBox "Macro found."
      Else
         Err.Description = "It was not possible to complete" _
         & " this operation."
      End If

   End With

End Sub