KB182102 - WD98: Compile Error Passing Function Call

Article ID: 182102

Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q182102

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to run a macro converted from WordBasic to Visual Basic for Applications that contains code using the Open statement in combination with a function call to retrieve the value for the file name argument, you receive the following error:

Compile error: Syntax error

See the "More Information" section of this article for an example of a WordBasic macro that converts incorrectly.

CAUSE

When the WordBasic macro is converted, the function call is converted to a procedure call.

WORKAROUND

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. Edit the converted macro and change the procedure call back to a function call. For example, change this line of code:

   Open WordBasic.Call "Library.OutputFile$", Arg1$ For Append As 2

to this:

   Open WordBasic.Call("Library.OutputFile$", Arg1$) For Random As 2

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

WordBasic Example Prior to Conversion

   Sub MAIN()
      Dim Arg1$
      Arg1$ = "A"
      ' This line contains a Function Call.
      Open Call("Library.OutputFile$", Arg1$) For Append As 2
      Close 2
   End Sub

WordBasic Macro Example After Conversion

WARNING: After conversion, this code produces the error message described in the "Symptoms" section.

    Public Sub MAIN()
      Dim Arg1$
      Arg1$ = "A"

      ' This line has been converted to a procedure Call and will cause
      ' the error mentioned earlier in this article.
      Open WordBasic.Call "Library.OutputFile$", Arg1$ For Append As 2

      Close 2

   End Sub

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

181058 OFF98: 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:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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