WD2000: How to Disable CTRL+BREAK Interruption Within a Macro with EnableCancelKey (209166)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q209166

SUMMARY

This article describes how use the Visual Basic for Applications EnableCancelKey property with the wdCancelDisabled constant to prevent CTRL+BREAK from interrupting a macro.

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NOTE: Use this property carefully. When you use wdCancelDisabled, there is no way to interrupt a runaway loop or other non-self-terminating code. The wdCancelInterrupt constant resets the EnableCancelKey property to allow interruption by CTRL+BREAK when the macro completes.
Sub IsLastTableRow()

   ' Disable CTRL+BREAK.
   Application.EnableCancelKey = wdCancelDisabled
   ' Set error trap.
   On Error GoTo ErrorHandler

   ' Check if insertion point is in last row of a table.
   ' If the insertion point is within a vertically merged
   ' cell, an error will occur.
   MsgBox Selection.Rows(1).IsLast

ErrorHandler:
   If Err.Number <> 0 Then
      MsgBox Err.Description
   End If
   ' Re-enable CTRL+BREAK.
   Application.EnableCancelKey = wdCancelInterrupt

End Sub
				


For more information about the EnableCancelKey property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type EnableCancelKey property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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