Q165977: WD97: StoryRanges Does Not Return Text Box Text in Header/Footer

Article: Q165977
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbmacro kbProgramming 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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SYMPTOMS
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You can use the Visual Basic for Applications StoryRanges collection to return
text from all parts of a document including text boxes. However, attempting to
return text from a text box located in a header or footer does not return the
text as expected.

The following macro demonstrates this behavior if your document contains a Text
box within a header of footer:

     Sub ForEntireDocument()
        Dim oDoc As Document
        Dim oStory As Range
        For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
           MsgBox oStory.Text
        Next
     End Sub

WORKAROUND
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The following sample Visual Basic for Applications routine can be used to return
text from a text box found in a header or footer. The example loops through
every section, header and text box of the active document. The routine looks for
text boxes existing only in the primary header of each section. If a text box is
found, a message is displayed with the contents of the text box.

     Sub GetTextBoxTextInHeader()
        Dim sSection As Section
        Dim hHeader As HeaderFooter
        Dim shpShape As Shape
        ' Loop through each section in the document.
        For Each sSection In ActiveDocument.Sections
           ' Loop through each header in each section.
           For Each hHeader In sSection.Headers
              ' If the header is the Primary header.
              If hHeader.Index = wdHeaderFooterPrimary Then
                 ' Loop through each Shape object in the header.
                 For Each shpShape In hHeader.Shapes
                    ' If the shapetype is a text box.
                    If shpShape.Type = msoTextBox Then
                       ' Display the text in each textbox found.
                       MsgBox shpShape.TextFrame.TextRange.Text
                    End If
                 Next
              End If
           Next
        Next
     End Sub

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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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 kbProgramming kbdta kbdtacode word8 kbwordvba word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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