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Display document properties

I am trying to display a property (Category property) of a word document in a message box using this code -
MsgBox (ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties(Category).Value)

Geting an invalid call procedure error
Any suggestions?

OutOfTouch

What version of VB or flavor of VB are you using?
This might help:
http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_show_word_builtin_properties.html

sbsbats

ASKER

VB 6.5
Shouldn't ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties(Category).Value - return the property value?

The code above dosn't help me - I am writing the properties to the document already through a form and was just wondering why this syntax is incorrect

OutOfTouch

Do you mean that your using VB 6.0?
I forgot to ask you what version of MS Word you are using and what the error message is.

sbsbats

ASKER

HI,

Nope its 6.5 (Help - about)
Office 2003
error message = Invalid call procedure

OutOfTouch

That is VB 6.0 with service pack 5 installed.

sbsbats

ASKER

Thats great we now agree on the version

OutOfTouch

Unfortunately I don't have VB 6.0 on my dev box anymore, so I can't garauantee that this will work.
Try this wdPropertyCategory where you have category in your code above.

sbsbats

ASKER

Cheers for that mate but still no go - get the same error message - invalid call to a procedure ...."

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EDDYKT

should it be

MsgBox (ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Category").Value)

OutOfTouch

lol, I didn't realize he didn't have quotes in is code. I should have been paying closer attention, doh. Sorry.

sbsbats

ASKER

sorry guys the above is a typo - I do have the quotes but still no go

sbsbats

ASKER

HI,

Thanks for all the help - I was using the custom properties (CustomDocumentProperties) procedure for existing properties and the above (built in properties) to access custom properties - silly