WD97: Incorrect Tab Settings Using WordBasic.FormatTabs

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you use positional arguments instead of named arguments for the WordBasic.FormatTabs command, incorrect tab settings are made. For example, the following sample WordBasic code produces incorrect tab settings:

   Sub TestTabs()
      WordBasic.FormatTabs "2 in", , 3, 2, 1, 0, 0
   End Sub

WORKAROUND

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Method 1: Add an Extra Comma for the Positional Arguments

Correct the order of the arguments by adding an extra comma, as in the following example:

   WordBasic.FormatTabs "2 in",,,3,2,1,0,0

Method 2: Use Named Arguments

Modify the statement to use named arguments, as in the following example:

   WordBasic.FormatTabs Position := "2 in", Align := 3, \
   Leader := 2, Set := 1

MORE INFORMATION

Following is the position order of the arguments for FormatTabs.

   FormatTabs [.Position = text] [.DefTabs = text] [.Align = number]
   [.Leader = number] [.Set] [.Clear] [.ClearAll]

   .Position   Position of the tab stop in a text measurement.

   .DefTabs    Position for default tab stops in the document in points or
               a text measurement.

   .Align      Alignment of the tab stop:

                  0 (zero)    Left
                  1           Center
                  2           Right
                  3           Decimal
                  4           Bar

   .Leader     The leader character for the tab stop:

                  0 (zero)    None
                  1           Period
                  2           Hyphen
                  3           Underscore

   .Set        Sets the specified custom tab stop.

   .Clear      Clears the specified custom tab stop.

   .ClearAll   Clears all custom tab stops.

NOTE: If your programming language was written to call WordBasic commands, and you are anticipating interacting with the Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications language for all future development needs, you should convert your code from WordBasic to Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163618
   TITLE     : WD97: Writing Macro Code for Word 97 and Word 7.x
               (Branching)

REFERENCES

For 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