WD97: Sample Code to Increment Through a Document Line by LineLast reviewed: February 11, 1998Article ID: Q176238 |
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SUMMARYThis article provides a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure that increments through a document, line by line.
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http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/default.aspThe following sample Visual Basic Sub procedure (or macro) demonstrates looping through a document, line by line. After it selects a line, it displays a message box containing the line number. Click OK in the message box to allow the code to continue to the next line.
Sub LineByLine() Dim x As Integer Dim fdWord As String ' Move the insertion point to the beginning of the document. Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory, Extend:=wdMove ' Loop number of lines in document. x = ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties("NUMBER OF LINES") For i = 1 To x ' Select a line. ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("\LINE").Select ' Display line number. MsgBox "Line: " & i ' Move to next line. Selection.MoveRight Unit:=wdCharacter, Count:=1, Extend:=wdMove Next i End Sub REFERENCESFor more information about creating Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft Word, type "how to create a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Create a macro in Visual Basic Editor." For more information about running Visual Basic for Applications macros, click the Office Assistant in Microsoft Word, type "how to run a macro," click Search, and then click to view "Run a macro." NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Microsoft PowerPoint Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q120802 TITLE : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or ComponentFor more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q163435 TITLE : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications |
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