WD97: Converting ActiveX to Picture Causes Invalid Page Fault (165922)

SYMPTOMS

Attempting to convert an ActiveX Control Object to a Word Picture Object using Visual Basic for Applications causes the following error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

The details of the error message show:

WINWORD caused an invalid page fault in WINWORD.EXE at 0137:30440759.

Choosing OK causes Word to close.

CAUSE

When creating your macro, Visual Basic for Applications does not check to see whether the method of conversion you are applying to an object is an allowed method for the object type.

The error message appears because an ActiveX object (controls such as a check box, command button, and so on) cannot be converted to a Word Picture object.

STATUS

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

For more information about ActiveX, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

155965 WD97: CTRL+Z UNDO Will Not Work In Form Control Tools

162598 WD97: ActiveX Controls Lose Sizing After Previewing in Browser

155903 WD97: Error Inserting ActiveX Control

For more information about "ActiveX," click the Office Assistant, type ActiveX, click Search, and then click one of the following topics:

Insert form fields or ActiveX controls in a form
Form elements you can use on a Web page
Register a new ActiveX control
Designing a Web page

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: