Article ID: 197194
Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q197194
SYMPTOMS
If you create a macro that attempts to change to an invalid directory path,
you may receive following error message:
Run-time error '76': "Path not found"
CAUSE
Before you switch to a directory using the Visual Basic for Applications
ChDir statement, make sure that the directory is valid.
WORKAROUND
Create macrocode to test whether a directory path is valid.
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Sub ChangeDir()
cdDir = "<Replace with a valid directory path>"
If Dir(cdDir, vbDirectory) <> "" then
ChDir cdDir
Else
MsgBox "Specified directory is invalid!", vbOKOnly + vbCritical
End If
End Sub
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