Article ID: 181541
Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q181541
SYMPTOMS
When you use the built-in Summary Info dialog box in a macro, the Statistics button is unavailable (dimmed) when the dialog box is displayed.
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.
For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.
Method 1: Use the BuiltInDocumentProperties property
To work around this problem, you can retrieve a document statistic and store it in a variable using the BuiltInDocumentProperties property with the proper argument. The following sample macro retreives the number of words in the active document:
Sub GetDocProperties()
Dim DP As Object
Dim nWrds As Integer
Set DP = ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties
nWrds = DP("Number Of Words")
MsgBox "There are " & nWrds & " words."
End Sub
Method 2: Use the ComputeStatistics Method
Sub GetNumWords()
Dim nWrds As Integer
nWrds = ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(Statistic:=wdStatisticWords)
MsgBox "There are " & nWrds & " words."
End Sub
For more information about the BuiltInDocumentProperties Property, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "BuiltInDocumentProperties," click Search, and then click to view "BuiltInDocumentProperties Property."
For more information about the ComputeStatistics Method, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "ComputeStatistics," click Search, and then click to view "ComputeStatistics Method."
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 OFF97: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
181441 WD98: Sample VB Code to Set, Retrieve Summary Information
181442 WD98: Macro to Count Number of Document Paragraphs and Lines
181443 WD98: BuiltInDocumentProperties Returns Incorrect Page Count
173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
Additional query words: kbmacro vba kbcode winword gray grayed grey greyed dim dimmed
Keywords: kbbug kbmacroexample kbnofix KB181541
