Microsoft KB Archive/109750

WD: WordBasic Examples: DeleteWord, DeleteBackWord

Q109750

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample macro that demonstrates the use of the following WordBasic statements and functions:

DeleteWord, DeleteBackWord

This article supplements the information in online Help. To open this Help topic, click Contents on the Help menu and then click the "Programming with Microsoft Word" topic.

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DeleteWord, DeleteBackWord

Syntax:

DeleteWord
DeleteBackWord

Example:

The following sample macro inserts text, and then demonstrates the commands on the inserted text.

   Sub MAIN
      FileNewDefault
      Insert "Word 6.0 is the best"
      StartOfLine
      For Count - 1 To 1000
      Next Count
      DeleteWord
      Insert "Word for Windows "
      EndOfLine
      For Count - 1 To 1000
      Next Count
      DeleteBackWord
      Insert "Greatest"
   End Sub

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbmacro kbprg kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample ntword macword word6 word7 word95
Issue type : kbhowto
Technology : kbWordSearch kbWordWSearch kbWordMSearch