WD2000: StoryRanges Does Not Return Text Box Text in Header/Footer

ID: Q212564

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

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 using the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212536 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 this to be a problem in the Microsoft products 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:

Q212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: vb vba vbe

Keywords : kbmacro kbprg kbdta kbdtacode kbwordvba wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug