WD2000: Run-Time Error '1280' Setting Custom Dictionary (212627)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to add a custom dictionary through Visual Basic for Applications using the WordBasic object, the following error message may appear:

Run-time error '1280': The custom dictionary "<Custom dictionary name>" is not available.

CAUSE

The file name of the custom dictionary contains more than 128 characters. The following converted WordBasic command demonstrates the error if the contents of the string variable, in this example, FName$, which stores the file name, is greater than 128 characters:

WordBasic.ToolsOptionsSpelling CustomDict1:=FName$

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, do either of the following:

Rename the file so it contains no more than 128 characters (including the path).

-or-
Use Visual Basic for Applications commands instead of the WordBasic object with WordBasic commands. For example:
```
CustomDictionaries.Add FileName:=FName$
						
```

MORE INFORMATION

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REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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