Q165802: WD97: Run-Time Error Setting Borders.InsideLineWidth

Article: Q165802
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbcode kbProgramming word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the following Visual Basic for Applications macro code to apply an
inside line width to a selection,

     With Selection.Borders
        .InsideLineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
        .InsideLineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
     End With

the following error occurs at the .InsideLineWidth statement regardless of the
point size specified for the inside line width:

  Run-time error '5843': One of the values passed to this method or property is
  out of range.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use the following code in place of the code
described in the "Symptoms" section of this article:

     With Selection.Borders(wdBorderHorizontal)
        .LineStyle = wdLineStyleSingle
        .LineWidth = wdLineWidth075pt
     End With

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

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about Borders, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the
Office Assistant, type "Borders" (without the quotation marks) click Search, and
then click to view "Borders Collection Object."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the
Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles


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

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Keywords          : kbcode kbProgramming word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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