WD2000: WordBasic.Selection$ Returns Empty Value for Selected Table Cell

ID: Q204454

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the WordBasic.Selection$() command in Visual Basic for Applications and the current selection includes text in a table cell, the value returned is an empty value when the end of cell marker is selected.

RESOLUTION

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To resolve this problem, replace the WordBasic.Selection$() command with the equivalent Visual Basic for Applications command, Selection.Text.

Note that using Selection.Text may return the end of cell marker. To avoid returning the end of cell marker, you can use the following example command line:


' Remove table cell markers from selected text.
sCellText = Left$(Selection.Text, Len(Selection.Text) - 2)

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: vba


Keywords          : kbdta kbwordvba wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: June 15, 1999