WD2000: Compile Error If VBA Code Doesn't Find Comments (212722)

SYMPTOMS

When you run a macro to retrieve a property of the Comment object and no comments exist in the document, one of the following error messages appears:

Compile Error:
Method or data member not found.

-or-

Run-Time Error '5941':
The requested member of the collection does not exist.

WORKAROUND

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Sub CommentExist()
  If ActiveDocument.Comments.Count > 0 Then
    MsgBox "Word found Comments in your document."
  Else
    MsgBox "Word found no Comments in your document."
  End If
End Sub

MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

158854 WD97: Compile Error If VB Code Doesn't Find Comments

89653 WD: WordBasic Macros to Test for Annotations and Footnotes

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

212536 OFF2000: 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: