Microsoft KB Archive/162527

= WD97: Word Count for Comments Number Incorrect =

Article ID: 162527

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 Q162527





SYMPTOMS
When you use the Visual Basic for Applications StoryRanges collection to return a word count for Comments, as in the following example, x = ActiveDocument.StoryRanges(wdCommentsStory).Words.Count you may not receive the results you expect.

For example, if the author name for a comment is two words long and the comment contains four words, the total word count returned is 6 (instead of 4 as expected).



CAUSE
The number of words returned includes the names of the commenting authors.

In addition, this count is cumulative. That is, if there are two comments in a document, the number of words in the comment author's name will be counted for each comment. For example, if each comment contains 4 words and John Doe is the author of both comments, the total word count returned is 12 instead of 8 as expected.



WORKAROUND
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The following example will return the number of words found in all comments in a document, but will exclude the number of words in the comment author's name: Sub CountWordsInAllComments Dim ctComment As Comment Dim lWordCount As Long For Each ctComment In ActiveDocument.Comments lWordCount = lWordCount + ctComment.Range.Words.Count Next MsgBox lWordCount End Sub For more information about the Comment Object, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Comment Object, click Search, and then click to view "Comment Object."

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



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

