Macro Error when Closing Document

Patricia Malyon is experiencing a situation where she is getting errors whenever she closes a document. Specifically, the error says "Compile Error in Hidden Module: Main." This error is caused by a macro that is somehow failing to run, as Word expects it to, every time a document closes.

If this error occurs with every document being closed, there is a good chance that the offending macro is in the Normal.dot template. Another clue is that the "Main" reference indicates that the macro is probably from an older, pre-Word 97 version of Word. (Prior to Word 97 the macro language used was WordBasic, and it used Main as the name of the primary entry point for a macro.) If you've upgraded recently to a newer version of Word, then the macro that used to work fine under your older version of Word may now have problems in the newer version.

The only way to fix such a problem is to examine the add-ins and macros associated with your documents and templates. Tracking down the problem can be frustrating, particularly if you are unfamiliar with macros and the VBA Editor, but it is the only way to really fix the problem. Chances are good that the offending macro is part of (or referenced in) a FileClose or AutoClose macro.

One good online source of information for problems such as this is at the Word MVP site. Take a look at the following Web page, particularly section four. It includes information and guidance that may be helpful:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/ProbsOpeningWord.htm