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SYMPTOMSWhen your Visual Basic for Applications macro returns the number of characters within a range of a table cell, if that range includes the entire cell, the number of characters returned is one more than expected. CAUSEBy design, the End of Cell Mark (ASCII character number 7) is returned as part of the text when the cell range is set to include the entire cell. Using the Range.Text property includes the paragraph mark and the end of cell mark (ASCII 13 and ASCII 7) and returns them as a pair. WORKAROUNDMicrosoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about the support options available from Microsoft, please see the following page on the World Wide Web: http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/refguide/To return the number of characters within a range of a table cell, excluding the end of cell mark, use one of the following methods. NOTE: Each method includes an example of a Visual Basic for Applications macro that: Method 1: Subtract 1 from the Return ValueYou can simply subtract 1 from the returned value to exclude the end of cell mark from your character count. This method still includes any paragraph marks within the range of text:
Method 2: Use the Expand MethodThe Expand method excludes the end of cell mark but includes any paragraph marks within the range of text.
For more information about Expand Method, from the Visual Basic Editor,
click the Office Assistant, type Expand Method, click Search, and then
click to view "Expand Method."
NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions MORE INFORMATIONFor additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 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 vba vbe mark
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