Microsoft KB Archive/176867

= WD97: Incorrect Tab Settings Using WordBasic.FormatTabs =

Article ID: 176867

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q176867





SYMPTOMS
When you use positional arguments instead of named arguments for the WordBasic.FormatTabs command, incorrect tab settings are made. For example, the following sample WordBasic code produces incorrect tab settings: Sub TestTabs WordBasic.FormatTabs "2 in",, 3, 2, 1, 0, 0 End Sub After running this example, a right tab with a period leader is set at 2 inches, when the expected result would be a decimal tab with a hyphen leader set at 2 inches.



WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Add an Extra Comma for the Positional Arguments
Correct the order of the arguments by adding an extra comma, as in the following example:

WordBasic.FormatTabs "2 in",,,3,2,1,0,0

Method 2: Use Named Arguments
Modify the statement to use named arguments, as in the following example: WordBasic.FormatTabs Position := "2 in", Align := 3, \ Leader := 2, Set := 1



MORE INFORMATION
Following is the position order of the arguments for FormatTabs.   FormatTabs [.Position = text] [.DefTabs = text] [.Align = number] [.Leader = number] [.Set] [.Clear] [.ClearAll]

.Position  Position of the tab stop in a text measurement.

.DefTabs   Position for default tab stops in the document in points or               a text measurement.

.Align     Alignment of the tab stop:

0 (zero)   Left 1          Center 2          Right 3          Decimal 4          Bar

.Leader    The leader character for the tab stop:

0 (zero)   None 1          Period 2          Hyphen 3          Underscore

.Set       Sets the specified custom tab stop.

.Clear     Clears the specified custom tab stop.

.ClearAll  Clears all custom tab stops. In the versions of Word listed at the beginning of this article, WordBasic has been replaced with Visual Basic for Applications. For backward compatibility, Visual Basic for Applications contains a WordBasic object. To ensure that the WordBasic command and arguments are positioned correctly, use the Position.hlp file for Word for Windows version 6.x.

NOTE: If your programming language was written to call WordBasic commands, and you are anticipating interacting with the Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications language for all future development needs, you should convert your code from WordBasic to Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications.

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

163618 WD97: Writing Macro Code for Word 97 and Word 7.x (Branching)

