KB177619 - WD98: WordBasic.WaitCursor Statement Does Not Work

Article ID: 177619

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q177619

SYMPTOMS

When you use the WordBasic.WaitCursor instruction to change the insertion point to an hourglass, the insertion point is unaffected.

For example, the following statement should change the pointer to an hourglass:

WordBasic.WaitCursor 1

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this problem, use the equivalent Visual Basic for Applications Cursor property.

This example prints a message on the status bar and changes the pointer to a busy pointer.

   Sub WaitCursor()
      StatusBar = "Please wait..."
      For i = 1 To 10000
         System.Cursor = wdCursorWait
      Next i
      StatusBar = "Task completed"
      System.Cursor = wdCursorNormal
   End Sub

For more information about the Cursor Property, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Cursor Property," click Search, and then click to view "Cursor Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179216 OFF98: How to Use the Microsoft Office Installer Program

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

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

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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