KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q181292: WD97: InsertSymbol Result Not Translated Between Mac and ANSI

Article: Q181292
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


SYMPTOMS
========

If you run a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro (Sub procedure) that
inserts a character, a different character may be inserted when the macro is run
on the Macintosh than when it is run on Windows.

CAUSE
=====

Word currently does not support conversion of Macintosh CharNum values to
equivalent ANSI values, and vice versa.

When a Visual Basic for Applications macro that includes the InsertSymbol method
is exchanged between Word 98 Macintosh Edition or later versions for the
Macintosh and Word 97 or later versions for Windows, the numeric value of the
CharNum or CharacterNumber command is not translated from its Macintosh
character set value to its ANSI equivalent, and vice versa.

WORKAROUND
==========

Microsoft 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 a Microsoft Certified
Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more
information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following
Microsoft Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/

For more information about the support options that are available and about how
to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

Edit the macro on the target platform, replacing the character value with the
value that gives correct results. In the following example, replace the number
203 with 192. (ANSI 192, Capital A Grave, is the equivalent of Macintosh
character 203.)

The following macro statements insert the Capital A Grave character:

     ' Word for Windows statement
     Selection.InsertSymbol CharacterNumber := 192, Font:= "(normal text)"

     ' Macintosh Word statement
     Selection.InsertSymbol CharacterNumber := 203, Font:= "(normal text)"

STATUS
======

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

MORE INFORMATION
================

The following Word 98 Macintosh Edition sample macro statement, which inserts
the character Capital A Grave (Macintosh character 203) in a Word document, is
transferred unchanged to Word 97 for Windows:

     Selection.InsertSymbol CharacterNumber := 203, Font:= "(normal text)"

If the preceding statement is run in Word 97 for Windows, a CE Diaeresis (ANSI
203) is inserted instead of the intended Capital A Grave.

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 conversion converted converts transfer transfers translation translate charnum symbol

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.