WORD97: Error Message When You Run Macro: The Formatting in This Document Is Too Complex (293087)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q293087

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro, you may receive the following error message:
The formatting in this document is too complex.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Visual Basic macro contains multiple style commands similar to the following:
.Style = ActiveDocument.Styles("Heading 2")
				
This behavior occurs only when you use the Style property.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, periodically save the document.

You can add the following VBA code to your macro to save, close, and then re-open the document:

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Sub Test()
    ActiveDocument.Save
    ActiveDocument.Close
    Application.RecentFiles(1).Open
    ActiveDocument.paragraphs.Last.Range.Select
    Selection.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
End Sub
				
NOTE: This code also positions the mouse pointer at the end of the last paragraph of the document.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/6/2006
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