SYMPTOMS
When you create a document by using a Visual Basic for Applications macro and then later want to make the document visible, as in this sample macro,
Sub OpenHiddenDocs()
Dim oDoc As Document
Set oDoc = Documents.Add(Visible:=False)
oDoc.Windows(1).Visible = True
End Sub
Microsoft Word displays the following error message:
Run-time error '5941':
The requested member of the collection does not exist.
WORKAROUND
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To prevent this problem, use the
ActiveWindow property, as in the following sample macro:
Sub OpenHiddenDocs()
Dim oDoc As Document
Set oDoc = Documents.Add(Visible:=False)
oDoc.ActiveWindow.Visible = True
End Sub
For more information about the ActiveWindow property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click
Contents and Index on the
Help menu, click the
Index tab in Microsoft Visual Basic Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the
"ActiveWindow Property" topic. If
you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office
Assistant.