WD2000: Statistics Button Unavailable in File Summary Info Dialog Box

ID: Q209312

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the built-in Summary Info dialog box in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure or macro, the Statistics button is unavailable (dimmed) when the dialog box is displayed.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the BuiltInDocumentProperties Property

To work around this problem, you can retrieve a document statistic and store it in a variable using the BuiltInDocumentProperties property with the proper argument. The following sample macro retrieves the number of words in the active document:


Sub GetDocProperties()
   Dim DP As Object
   Dim nWrds As Integer
   Set DP = ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties
   nWrds = DP("Number Of Words")
   MsgBox "There are " & nWrds & " words."
End Sub

Method 2: Use the ComputeStatistics Method


Sub GetNumWords()
   Dim nWrds As Integer
   nWrds = ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(Statistic:=wdStatisticWords)
   MsgBox "There are " & nWrds & " words."
End Sub

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

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

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

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug