WD2000: Document_Close Event and AutoClose Macro Fail When Closing Document (220542)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q220542

SYMPTOMS

Your Document_Close event or AutoClose procedure or both fail to run when you close a document.

CAUSE

The document you are closing was created by running another "instance" of Word.

NOTE: In Word 2000, running another instance of Word just creates a new document in the existing instance of Word.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, instead of trying to run another instance of Word, create a new document from within the already existing instance of Word.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/6/2000
Keywords:kbbug KB220542