WD97: "For Each...Next" Loop Gives Wrong Result with Endnotes

ID: Q163489

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

Using the "For Each...Next" loop in a Visual Basic for Applications macro to return footnotes, endnotes, or comments for a designated paragraph returns all footnotes, endnotes, or comments in the document.

WORKAROUND

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Use a "For...Next" loop with the Footnotes, Endnotes, or Comments collection instead of the "For Each...Next" loop.

The following Visual Basic for Applications macro example uses a "For...Next" loop to extract the endnotes for a specified paragraph.


   Sub ReturnNotesInParagraph()
      Dim iCount As Integer
      Dim oNote As Object
      Dim iParaNum As Integer
      ' Set the paragraph to return notes
      iParaNum = 1
      ' Note: If the specified paragraph does not exist
      ' in the active document, an error will occur.
      If ActiveDocument.Paragraphs.Count >= iParaNum Then
         Set oNote = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(iParaNum).Range.Endnotes
         For iCount = 1 To oNote.Count
            MsgBox oNote(iCount).Range.Text
         Next
      Else
         MsgBox "The specified paragraph does not exist."
      End If
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q173707 OFF97: 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:

Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vbe vba

Keywords : kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug