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WD98: Invalid Procedure Name Error Creating a New Macro

Article ID: 188399

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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This article was previously published under Q188399

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to create a new macro, you receive the following error message:
Invalid Procedure Name

CAUSE

The macro name contains invalid characters or reserved identifiers, or the length exceeds 80 characters.

WORKAROUND

Rename the macro to contain fewer than 80 charecters. For tips on valid macro names see the More Information section of this article.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Valid macro names:

  • Must begin with a letter.
  • Cannot contain spaces or non-alphanumeric characters (such as &, *, /, and so on).
  • Cannot contain periods. You may use a period (.) in a macro name only to explicitly define a procedure within a module. For example, if you type in the new macro name "my.test", you have created a new Module called "my" containing a Procedure named "test".
  • Cannot exceed 80 characters.
  • Cannot conflict with a program's reserved identifiers or keywords, such as the word "print."

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