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XMLNode.ValidationErrorText property (Word)

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Returns a String that represents the description for a validation error on an XMLNode object.

Syntax

expression. ValidationErrorText( _Advanced_ )

expression A variable that represents a 'XMLNode' object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data type Description
Advanced Optional Boolean Indicates that the error text displayed is the advanced version of the validation error description, which comes from the MSXML 5.0 component included with Microsoft Word.

Example

The following example checks each element in the active document and displays a message containing the elements and attributes that don't validate according to the schema and a description of why.

Dim objNode As XMLNode 
Dim strValid As String 
 
For Each objNode In ActiveDocument.XMLNodes 
 objNode.Validate 
 If objNode.ValidationStatus <> wdXMLValidationStatusOK Then 
 strValid = strValid & objNode.BaseName & vbTab & _ 
 objNode.ValidationErrorText & vbCrLf 
 End If 
Next 
 
MsgBox "The following elements don't validate against " & _ 
 "the schema." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & strValid & vbCrLf & _ 
 "You should fix these elements before continuing."

See also

XMLNode Object

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