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Q159029: WD97: Macro to Count Number of Rows in a Table

Article: Q159029
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmacro kbusage kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SUMMARY
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Microsoft Word does not have an automatic feature to count the number of rows in
a table; however, you can create a simple macro to return these values.

MORE INFORMATION
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Method 1: Use the Information property to return the number of rows
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Use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Selection.Information property to
return the number of rows in a table.

NOTE: The insertion point must be located in the table before you run the macro.

     Sub numRowsInCurrentTable
        MsgBox Selection.Information(wdMaximumNumberOfRows)
     End sub

For more information about the Information Property, click the Office Assistant
while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "Information Property" (without the
quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "Information 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

Method 2: Use the the Tables property to return the number of rows
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Use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Tables property to return the
number of rows within a table. This method will return the total number of rows
for the first table in the document. The insertion point does not need to be in
the table.

     Sub numRowsInSpecificTable
        MsgBox ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows.Count
     End Sub

For more information about the Tables Property, click the Office Assistant while
in the Visual Basic Editor, type "Tables Property" (without the quotation
marks), click Search, and then click to view "Tables 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

For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q82085 WD: Macro to Count Number of Rows in a Table

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
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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

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Keywords          : kbmacro kbusage kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbhowto

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