Microsoft KB Archive/212720

= WD2000: Macro to Count Number of Rows in a Table =

Article ID: 212720

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212720





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 this value.



MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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 the current 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, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type Information property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Method 2: Use the 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 example returns the total number of rows for the first table in the document.

NOTE: 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, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type Tables property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

