WD2002: Macros That Reference Custom Dictionaries No Longer Work (273977)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2002

This article was previously published under Q273977

For a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, see 204535.

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade to Microsoft Word 2002 from a version of Word earlier than Word 2000, you may find that existing solutions or macros that reference, create or modify custom dictionaries may no longer work.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because in versions of Word after and including Word 2000, the custom dictionaries are located in the Application Data\Microsoft\Proof folder. Existing solutions or macros that reference, create, or modify custom dictionaries generally assume that the custom dictionaries are in the Proofing Tools folder. If Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and WordBasic commands still point to the old location, existing macros will not work.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, modify your existing solutions or macros so that they point to the new, correct location of the custom dictionaries.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

By default, Word creates the proof folder in one of the following default locations (depending on your operating system version):

Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)

C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) with Profiles Enabled or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

C:\WINNT\Profiles\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

Microsoft Windows 2000

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Proof

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	7/27/2006
Keywords:	kbbug kbnofix KB273977