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SUMMARYWhen you write a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure, you may need to know whether or not the insertion point is positioned within an empty document or a blank document line. The sample procedures in this article determine whether the current line or document is empty and then display a message regarding the current status. MORE INFORMATIONMicrosoft 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/overview/overview.aspThe following Visual Basic for Applications Sub procedure uses the predefined bookmark, "\Line," in combination with the Empty function to determine whether the current line is empty. Using this method will detect text as well as inline objects (such as an inline graphic) or floating objects anchored to the current line (such as a text box or drawing object).
For more information about predefined bookmarks, click the Office Assistant
while in the Visual Basic Editor, type Predefined Bookmarks, click
Search, and then click to view "Predefined Bookmarks."
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 QuestionsThe following Visual Basic for Applications Sub and Function procedures use the StoryRanges property to loop through the StoryRanges collection of the active document. Using this method will detect text as well as inline objects (such as an inline graphic) or floating objects anchored to the current line (such as a text box or drawing object).
For more information about the StoryRanges property, click the Office
Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type StoryRanges Property
click Search, and then click to view "StoryRanges Property."
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 REFERENCESFor additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base ArticlesFor 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 In-Line routine routines
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