Microsoft KB Archive/211435

= WD2000: How to Use a Control Code to Search by Unicode Value =

Article ID: 211435

Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006

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 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211435





SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word 2000, you can use a search control code to search for a character by its Unicode value. The syntax of the control code is as follows: ^uNNNNN where NNNNN is a decimal number corresponding to the Unicode character value.



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The following Visual Basic for Applications macro will generate a list of the decimal equivalents for the Unicode character values. You can use these Unicode decimal values with the ^uNNNNN switch.

Sub UnicodeGenerator Dim I as Integer Documents.Add ' Set tab stops for clarity. Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.ClearAll ActiveDocument.DefaultTabStop = InchesToPoints(0.5) Selection.ParagraphFormat.TabStops.Add Position:= _ InchesToPoints(1.5), Alignment:=wdAlignTabCenter, _ Leader:=wdTabLeaderDots ' Insert column headings. Selection.InsertAfter "Characters" & Chr(9) & "UniCode Values" Selection.InsertParagraphAfter ' Character values below 30 generate undesirable results ' when inserted into a document. For example, page breaks ' and column breaks. For i = 30 To 255 ' Insert the character, a tab and the Unicode equivalent. Selection.InsertAfter Chr(i) & Chr(9) & AscW(Chr(i)) Selection.InsertParagraphAfter Next End Sub NOTE: To find a character using the Unicode value, click to select the Match Case check box. Word will search for either uppercase or lowercase characters depending on the value used in the search. If you clear the Match Case check box, Word will search all instances of uppercase and lowercase characters specified by the value.

For example, if the Match Case check box is cleared, ^u65 will find all uppercase "A" (Unicode value 65) and lowercase "a" (Unicode value 97) characters in a document.

