Article ID: 212564
Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q212564
SYMPTOMS
You can use the Visual Basic for Applications StoryRanges collection to return text from all parts of a document including text boxes. However, attempting to return text from a text box located in a header or footer does not return the text as expected.
The following macro demonstrates this behavior if your document contains a text box within a header or footer:
Sub ForEntireDocument()
Dim oDoc As Document
Dim oStory As Range
For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
MsgBox oStory.Text
Next
End Sub
WORKAROUND
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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
The following sample Visual Basic for Applications routine can be used to return text from a text box found in a header or footer. The example loops through every section, header and text box of the active document. The routine looks for text boxes existing only in the primary header of each section. If a text box is found, a message box is displayed with the contents of the text box.
Sub GetTextBoxTextInHeader()
Dim sSection As Section
Dim hHeader As HeaderFooter
Dim shpShape As Shape
' Loop through each section in the document.
For Each sSection In ActiveDocument.Sections
' Loop through each header in each section.
For Each hHeader In sSection.Headers
' If the header is the Primary header.
If hHeader.Index = wdHeaderFooterPrimary Then
' Loop through each Shape object in the header.
For Each shpShape In hHeader.Shapes
' If the shapetype is a text box.
If shpShape.Type = msoTextBox Then
' Display the text in each textbox found.
MsgBox shpShape.TextFrame.TextRange.Text
End If
Next
End If
Next
Next
End Sub
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources
226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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