WD97: Macros Not Listed After Creating New Document in Explorer (159326)

SYMPTOMS

When you use Windows Explorer to create a new document based on a Word 97 document that contains macros, the macros do not appear in the macro name list, even though they are still stored in the document. (To locate the macro name list, on the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.)

NOTE: If you have macro virus protection turned on and you click the Disable Macros button in the warning dialog box, your macros are disabled and they will not appear in the macro name list.

WORKAROUND

To view the list of macros, use either of the following methods:

Method 1: Create a copy of the document using Word

Create a copy of the document using Word instead of Windows Explorer.

Start Word.
Open the original document.
On the File menu, click Save As.
Select the folder you want to save the file in, type a file name for the new document, and then click OK.

Method 2: Create a new macro in the new document to rebuild macro table

If you used Explorer to create the document, create a macro in the new document. This will rebuild the macro table that contains the list of macros stored in the document.

On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
In the Macro Name box, type a name, such as Test, and then click Create.

If you are prompted to replace an existing macro, click No and type a new name.
On the File menu, click Close and Return to Microsoft Word.

You do not need to type any commands into the macro.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. 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