Article ID: 162162
Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q162162
SYMPTOMS
When you record a macro to find text formatted with a specific language, the LanguageID property is not recorded.
WORKAROUND
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After you record the macro, stop the macro recorder and edit the macro to include the LanguageID property.
The following sample macro was recorded to find the word "test." In this example, the LanguageID property has been added and the LanguageID constant has been set to English (United States).
Sub FindLanguageProofing()
Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "test"
.Replacement.Text = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = True
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
'Change the constant, wdEnglishUS, to
'the language constant you want to
'include as part of a search criteria.
.LanguageID = wdEnglishUS '<---Add this line.
End With
Selection.Find.Execute
End Sub
For more information about Find Object, in the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type Find Object, click Search, and then click to view "Find 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
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
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
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
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