Microsoft KB Archive/212676

= WD2000: Extraneous Characters Returned with ViewFieldCodes On =

Article ID: 212676

Article Last Modified on 8/10/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212676





SYMPTOMS
When you use the Text property of the Range object to return a text string that contains a field, you may receive unpredictable results. For example, with field codes view turned on, the value returned for a text string that contains the Page field is enclosed in pipe (|) characters, like this:

  | PAGE  \* MERGEFORMAT |



WORKAROUND
Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

 Turn off field codes view before you run your macro.

-or-  Use the following Visual Basic macro.

The following macro uses the TextRetrievalMode property to remove the unwanted characters: Sub GetFieldTextExample Dim MyRange As Object Set MyRange = ActiveDocument.Range(Start:=Selection.Range.Start, _  End:=Selection.Range.End) MyRange.TextRetrievalMode.IncludeFieldCodes = False MsgBox MyRange.Text End Sub 

NOTE: Some field results cannot be returned at all. For example, the ListNum field result is displayed as a picture. If you attempt to retrieve the value for ListNum using any Visual Basic for Applications methods or properties, you receive either an unwanted character or an empty result. Currently, there is no workaround for a field type that displays its results as a picture.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about TextRetrievalMode, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type TextRetrievalMode in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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

