Can not set column width by code

[Shaw]

I try to generate a MS Word document from database by Word automation code,
such as “Word.Document.Addâ€. Everything is OK. I can render data from
database and create new doc file with designed contents.

But one thing is wrong. I can not set column width in a table. When
executing a line of code, I always get error message, said “An unhandled
exception of type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException' occurred in
MyAppName.exe†and “Additional information: Cannot access individual columns
in this collection because the table has mixed cell widths.â€.

The line code is:
objWordTable.Columns(1).Width = 150

It’s not about width. I move this code around, and the error message
sometimes is changed to “object has been deletedâ€.

I use VB.NET. I think, it’s nothing to do the code. I run some code in
another computer, the code just fine. So, it may be something about my MS
Word settings (options settings in my machine), but I don’t know how to
correct it. It’s real a noise and I can not continue to do further
programming.

Anyone has idea? If this is not right newsgroup to post, please point me a
new newsgroup.
Thanks ahead.

Shaw

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Does objWordTable refer to a specific table in the document? You better
show us more of the code.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP