Compile Error: User-defined type not defined despite referencing Word Object Library

Question

Hello,

As per captioned title, I have encountered "Compile Error: User-defined type not defined" when running the below line with VBA in excel. 

Dim WordApp As Word.Application

However, I have already added a reference to the word library (Tools>Rerefences>Microsoft Word 16.0 Object Library).

What else can i do to fix the error? 

Many thanks!

Answer 1

> when running the below line with VBA in excel

Then you should ask in an Excel forum; this one is for Microsoft Access databases.

If this happened in Access I would say it's time to decompile the application. But there is no such thing in Excel afaik, so ask there.

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-Tom. Microsoft Access MVP