WD2000: Statistics Button Unavailable in File Summary Info Dialog Box (209312)

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the BuiltInDocumentProperties Property

To work around this problem, you can retrieve a document statistic and store it in a variable using the BuiltInDocumentProperties property with the proper argument. The following sample macro retrieves the number of words in the active document:

Sub GetDocProperties()
   Dim DP As Object
   Dim nWrds As Integer
   Set DP = ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties
   nWrds = DP("Number Of Words")
   MsgBox "There are " & nWrds & " words."
End Sub
				

Method 2: Use the ComputeStatistics Method

Sub GetNumWords()
   Dim nWrds As Integer
   nWrds = ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(Statistic:=wdStatisticWords)
   MsgBox "There are " & nWrds & " words."
End Sub
				

For more information about the BuiltInDocumentProperties property, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type BuiltInDocumentProperties in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.


For more information about the ComputeStatistics method, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type ComputeStatistics in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.


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