WD2000: Macro to Count Number of Rows in a Table

ID: Q212720

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SUMMARY

Microsoft Word does not have an automatic feature to count the number of rows in a table; however, you can create a simple macro to return this value.

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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

Method 1: Use the Information Property to Return the Number of Rows

Use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Selection.Information property to return the number of rows in the current table.

NOTE: The insertion point must be located in the table before you run the macro.


Sub numRowsInCurrentTable
   MsgBox Selection.Information(wdMaximumNumberOfRows)
End sub

For more information about the Information property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type Information property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Method 2: Use the the Tables Property to Return the Number of Rows

Use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Tables property to return the number of rows within a table. This example returns the total number of rows for the first table in the document.

NOTE: The insertion point does not need to be in the table.


Sub numRowsInSpecificTable
   MsgBox ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows.Count
End Sub

For more information about the Tables property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type Tables property in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

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:

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Q212623 WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

Additional query words: vb vba vbe

Keywords : kbmacro kbusage kbdta kbdtacode kbwordvba wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto