WD2000: Selection Returns Left Parenthesis Instead of Text

ID: Q212658

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Visual Basic for Applications Selection property to return selected text in a document, an open left parenthesis "(" may appear instead of the expected characters.

CAUSE

The selected text contains text that has been formatted with a Symbol type font such as Symbol, Wingdings, or Webdings.

To demonstrate the problem, the following Visual Basic macro displays a left parenthesis in a Message Box when a Symbol character is selected in a Word document:


Sub TestExample()
   ' Display the selection to a message box.
   MsgBox Selection.Text
End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: vba vbe vb

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