Macro does not return all selected text as expected in Word (292138)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office Word 2003
- Microsoft Word 2002
This article was previously published under Q292138 SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Office Word, when you use the Text property of the Selection object to return selected non-contiguous text with a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macro, not all of the selected text is returned to the Immediate window of the Visual Basic Editor as expected.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you use the CTRL key and the mouse to select non-contiguous strings of text, and then attempt to programmatically use or view the selected text in the Immediate window by running a macro similar to the following:
Sub ProccessMultiSelect()
Debug.Print Selection.Text
End Sub
Only the last text selection is stored in the Selection.Text property. Earlier selections are overwritten each time a new selection is made. Therefore, only the last can be returned to the Immediate window.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, select only one contiguous text string each time that you use the Text property of the Visual Basic Selection object.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/11/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB292138 |
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