Microsoft KB Archive/167259

= WD97: Error in Recorded Macro Using Previous/Next Row Commands =

Article ID: 167259

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q167259





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to record a macro using the Previous Row or Next Row buttons (in the Table Cell Height And Width dialog box), you do not receive the results you expect when you play back the macro.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when either of the following conditions is true when you record the macro:


 * The macro was recorded using the Previous Row command and the insertion point was in the first row of the table. -or-


 * The macro was recorded using the Next Row command and the insertion point was in the last row of the table.

When you run the recorded macro it does not wrap to the beginning or end of the table as it does when you perform these actions manually.



WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, edit the recorded macro.

In Visual Basic for Applications, there are several methods which can be used to move the insertion point. Shown below are suggested methods that can be used to effectively wrap the insertion point to the first or last row of the current table in a document.

Using the Previous Row command
Look for the following command line if you recorded a macro that uses the Previous Row command Selection.Move Unit:=wdRow, Count:=-1 and change the command line to the following: ' Make sure the insertion point is within a table. If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then ' If at top of table, If Selection.Rows(1).Index = 1 Then ' Wrap to bottom of table. Selection.Move Unit:=wdRow, Count:=Selection.Tables(1).Rows.Count Else ' Otherwise, move up one row. Selection.Move Unit:=wdRow, Count:=-1 End If  End If

Using the Next Row command
Look for the following command line if you recorded a macro that uses the Next Row command Selection.Move Unit:=wdRow, Count:=1 and change the command line to the following: ' Make sure the insertion point is within a table. If Selection.Information(wdWithInTable) Then ' If at bottom of table, If Selection.Rows(1).Index = Selection.Tables(1).Rows.Count Then ' Wrap to top of table. Selection.StartOf wdTable, wdMove Else ' Otherwise, move down one row. Selection.Move Unit:=wdRow, Count:=1 End If  End If



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



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

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

