WD97: Para Mark Not Included In Selection.MoveRight(wdSentence) (165716)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q165716

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Visual Basic for Applications Selection Property to return text from a sentence, the paragraph mark is not included. By contrast, when you use the Sentences collection to return text of a sentence, the paragraph mark is included.

CAUSE

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The following macro demonstrates this behavior. The first message box will display 0 (zero) indicating that no paragraph mark is contained within the selection. The second message box will display 12 indicating that a paragraph mark is found within the selection whose position within the selection is the twelfth character. 
   Sub SentencesCollection()
      ActiveDocument.Range.Text = "Sentence 1." & vbCr & "Sentence 2."
      Selection.MoveRight wdSentence, 1, wdExtend
      MsgBox InStr(1, Selection, vbCr)
      MsgBox InStr(1, Selection.Sentences(1), vbCr)
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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:MajorLast Reviewed:6/17/2005
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