Microsoft KB Archive/182787

= WD98: Macro to Count Number of Rows in a Table =

Article ID: 182787

Article Last Modified on 7/13/2007

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 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q182787





SUMMARY
Microsoft Word does not have an automatic feature to count the number of rows in a table; however, you can create a simple macro to return these values.



MORE INFORMATION
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Method 1: Use the Information property to return the number of rows
Use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Selection.Information property to return the number of rows in a table.

NOTE: The insertion point must be located in the table before you run the macro. Sub numRowsInCurrentTable MsgBox Selection.Information(wdMaximumNumberOfRows) End sub For more information about the Information Property, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type Information Property, click Search, and then click to view "Information Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

Method 2: Use the Tables property to return the number of rows
Use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Tables property to return the number of rows within a table. This method will return the total number of rows for the first table in the document. The insertion point does not need to be in the table. Sub numRowsInSpecificTable MsgBox ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows.Count End Sub For more information about the Tables Property, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type Tables Property, click Search, and then click to view "Tables Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

181058 OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

