WD97: Incorrect Calculation in Drop-Down Form Field Using Macro (181184)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q181184

SYMPTOMS

When you perform a calculation in a drop-down form field using the SetFormResult statement in a macro, the results are incorrect.

CAUSE

Numbers entered in the list are not treated as numeric values; instead, they are considered text strings. Because the macro is performing a calculation on text not numbers, the results are incorrect.

WORKAROUND

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The following Visual Basic for Applications macro retrieves the results of two drop-down form field values, converts the values to numeric, performs a calculation on the converted values and converts the final calculation to a string value. The macro then places the result into a form field text box. 
   Sub AddDropDownResults()
      Dim dDown1 As Integer
      Dim dDown2 As Integer
      ' Get value of first drop down form field.
      dDown1 = Val(ActiveDocument.FormFields("DropDown1").Result)
      ' Get value of second drop down form field.
      dDown2 = Val(ActiveDocument.FormFields("DropDown2").Result)
      ' Calculate results and place in Text form field
      ActiveDocument.FormFields("Text1").Result = Str(dDown1 + dDown2)
   End Sub

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
Keywords:kbfield kbprb KB181184
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