WD2000: VBA Code Lost When Converting to Another File Format

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This article was previously published under Q212387

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SYMPTOMS

When you save a Word document that contains Visual Basic for Applications code in another document format, such as Rich-Text Format (RTF), the Visual Basic for Applications code is lost.

When you try to save in another file format, the following warning appears:

All macros in this document will be lost if the document is saved
in "Selected Document Format";. Do you want to save in this
format anyway?

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CAUSE

None of the converters that ship with Word supports the retention of Visual Basic for Applications code. If you need to save a document that contains code (macros) in a format other than Word 97 or Word 2000, make sure you have a backup copy of the document before you convert it.

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STATUS

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

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REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Microsoft Visual Basic forApplications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

226118 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/226118/EN-US/ ) OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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