Article ID: 201997
Article Last Modified on 6/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q201997
SYMPTOMS
When you run a macro that was converted from WordBasic to Microsoft Visual
Basic for Applications, the following error message appears:
Run Time Error '13': Type Mismatch
CAUSE
If you converted a WordBasic macro that contains statements similar to the
following:
x = Val(FontSize())
the converted code may appear as:
x = WordBasic.Val(WordBasic.FontSize())
This converted statement causes the macro to halt with the "Run Time Error
'13': Type Mismatch" error message.
RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, remove "WordBasic." from the Val function, as in
the following example:
x = Val(WordBasic.FontSize())
-or-
Convert the statement to the Visual Basic equivalent:
x = Selection.Font.Size
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: 163435
TITLE : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
Additional query words: vb vba Run Time Error 13 Type Mismatch
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