WD97: Recorded Find Method Not Based on Language Formatting

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOM

When you record a macro to find text formatted with a specific language, the LanguageID property is not recorded.

WORKAROUND

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

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.