WD2000: Macro to Find Tables in Word Documents (212692)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000

This article was previously published under Q212692

SUMMARY

This article discusses how to find and loop through tables in a document using the Visual Basic for Applications Tables collection.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers 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 requirements. The following Visual Basic macro finds each table in a Word document:

   Sub FindTables()
      Dim iResponse As Integer
      Dim tTable As Table
      'If any tables exist, loop through each table in collection.
      For Each tTable In ActiveDocument.Tables
         tTable.Select
         iResponse = MsgBox("Table found. Find next?", 68)
         If response = vbNo Then Exit For 'User chose to leave search.
      Next
      MsgBox prompt:="Search Complete.", buttons:=vbInformation
   End Sub
				

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 OFF2000: 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:

226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications


Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/11/2006
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