Problem using macros made in Word 2003 for the PC

[Joao F. Bezerra]

I've recently moved from the PC to the MAC world and I am facing the
following problem: macros made and assembled in Word 2003 for the PC
do not run in the Mac version. The following message returns:
"Compile error in the hidden module: NewMacros". And when trying to
open the macro in Visual Basic, the following message appears:
"Project locket. Project is unviewable." Any suggestions how to
correct this problem?

Joao F. Bezerra

 

[Fredrik Wahlgren]

I've recently moved from the PC to the MAC world and I am facing the
following problem: macros made and assembled in Word 2003 for the PC
do not run in the Mac version. The following message returns:
"Compile error in the hidden module: NewMacros". And when trying to
open the macro in Visual Basic, the following message appears:
"Project locket. Project is unviewable." Any suggestions how to
correct this problem?

Joao F. Bezerra

The macro that you have a problem with is the PDFMaker add-in. Make sure
Word doesn't load it.

/ Fredrik

 

[John McGhie]

Hi Joao:

This is not entirely the fault of PDF Maker. Word 2004 macros are two
levels ahead of Word 2004.

There are various code statements you can use on Word 2003 that will not
compile in Word 2004.

In this case, it probably *is* PDFMaker, which is part of Adobe Acrobat.
That's because only Adobe seems careless enough to produce code that won't
compile cross-platform and add insult to injury by placing it in a "Hidden"
module which is password protected so you can't edit it to fix it!

The fix, as you have been told, is to remove PDFMaker.dot from your
Word>Startup folder.

Hope this helps

I've recently moved from the PC to the MAC world and I am facing the
following problem: macros made and assembled in Word 2003 for the PC
do not run in the Mac version. The following message returns:
"Compile error in the hidden module: NewMacros". And when trying to
open the macro in Visual Basic, the following message appears:
"Project locket. Project is unviewable." Any suggestions how to
correct this problem?

Joao F. Bezerra

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[JE McGimpsey]

The macro that you have a problem with is the PDFMaker add-in. Make sure
Word doesn't load it.

Here's one way to ensure that Acrobat doesn't put it back:

http://www.mcgimpsey.com/macoffice/office/pdftoolbar.html