WD97: VBA Routines to Determine If Line or Document Is Empty (181400)

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   Sub IsLineEmpty()

      If ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("\Line").Empty Then
         MsgBox "The current line is empty."
      Else
         MsgBox "The current line is not empty."
      End If

   End Sub
				

For more information about predefined bookmarks, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type Predefined Bookmarks, click Search, and then click to view "Predefined Bookmarks."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: The following Visual Basic for Applications Sub and Function procedures use the StoryRanges property to loop through the StoryRanges collection of the active document. Using this method will detect text as well as inline objects (such as an inline graphic) or floating objects anchored to the current line (such as a text box or drawing object).

     Sub YourMacro()

      ' Call the IsDocEmpty function.
      If IsDocEmpty() Then
         MsgBox "The document is empty."
      Else
         MsgBox "The document contains text, objects or empty lines."
      End If

   End Sub

   Function IsDocEmpty() As Boolean

      ' Initialize function to True.
      IsDocEmpty = True
      For Each astory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges

         ' Check for text. If the length of the
         ' current story is greater than one, then
         ' there is either text or more than one
         ' empty line.
         If Len(astory.Text) > 1 Then
            IsDocEmpty = False
         End If

         ' Check for Objects.
         ' Note: If there are no objects within
         ' the current story range, an error occurs.
         On Error Resume Next
         If astory.ShapeRange.Count > 0 Then
            If Err = 0 Then
               IsDocEmpty = False
            Else
               On Error GoTo 0
            End If
         End If

         ' If something was found, then
         ' return to the calling routine with
         ' a value of False.
         If IsDocEmpty = False Then Exit Function

      Next

   End Function
				

For more information about the StoryRanges property, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type StoryRanges Property click Search, and then click to view "StoryRanges Property."

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