WD97: Run-Time Error Setting Borders.InsideLineWidth (165802)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q165802

SYMPTOMS

When you use the following Visual Basic for Applications macro code to apply an inside line width to a selection, 
   With Selection.Borders
      .InsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
      .InsideLineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
   End With
the following error occurs at the .InsideLineWidth statement regardless of the point size specified for the inside line width:
Run-time error '5843': One of the values passed to this method or property is out of range.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use the following code in place of the code described in the "Symptoms" section of this article: 
   With Selection.Borders(wdBorderHorizontal)
      .LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
      .LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
   End With

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about Borders, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Borders click Search, and then click to view "Borders Collection Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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

173707 OFF97: 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:kbbug kbcode kbpending kbProgramming KB165802
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