WD: Inserting Macro Variable Contents into a Document Window

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

This article includes macro examples for inserting text into a Microsoft Word for Windows document using WordBasic commands.

MORE INFORMATION

The following example WordBasic macro can be used to insert the contents of the Name$ variable at the insertion position in the active document window:

   Sub MAIN
      ' A name is assigned to Name$ variable
      Name$ = "John Doe"
      ' Contents of Name$ variable inserted into document.
      Insert Name$
   End Sub

   Sub MAIN
      ' A name is assigned to Name$ variable
      Name$ = "John Doe"
      InsertField "quote " + Chr$(34) + Name$ + Chr$(34)
   End Sub

   {quote "John Doe"}

   Field result = John Doe

NOTE: Microsoft provides macros "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

For information about how to do this in Word 97 and later, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q161407
   TITLE     : WD97: VB Macro Examples to Insert Text into a Document

REFERENCES

"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, pages 236, 239