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SYMPTOMSWhen you use the Text property of the Range object to return a text string that contains a field, you may receive unpredictable results. For example, with field codes view turned on, the value returned for a text string that contains the Page field is enclosed in pipe (|) characters, like this: | PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT | WORKAROUNDMicrosoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty
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STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION
For more information about TextRetrievalMode, click the Office Assistant
while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "TextRetrievalMode," click Search,
and then click to view "TextRetrievalMode Property."
For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Q106655 WD: GetText$ Encloses Fields in Pipe (Vertical Bar) Characters Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles REFERENCESFor more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications Additional query words: wordcon vb vbe vba vertical bar
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