WD98: InsertSymbol Result Not Translated Between Mac and ANSI (181291)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q181291 SYMPTOMS
If you run a Visual Basic for Applications macro 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 for the
Macintosh and Word 97 or later 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.
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 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:
For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
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 instructions insert the Capital A Grave character:
' Word for Windows instruction
Selection.InsertSymbol CharacterNumber := 192, Font:= "(normal text)"
' Macintosh Word instruction
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.
REFERENCES
For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/17/2005 |
---|
Keywords: | kbbug kbdtacode kbnofix KB181291 |
---|
|