DOCUMENT:Q181540 13-MAY-2002 [word97] TITLE :WD97: Statistics Button Unavailable in File Summary Info Dialog PRODUCT :Word 97 for Windows PROD/VER:WINDOWS:97 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word97 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you use the built-in Summary Info dialog box in a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications procedure or macro, the Statistics button is unavailable (dimmed) when the dialog box is displayed. WORKAROUND ========== Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language being demonstrated and the tools used to create and debug procedures. Microsoft support professionals 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 needs. If you have limited programming experience, you may want to contact a Microsoft Certified Partner or the Microsoft fee-based consulting line at (800) 936-5200. For more information about Microsoft Certified Partners, please visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/partner/referral/ For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS 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, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "BuiltInDocumentProperties" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "BuiltInDocumentProperties Property." For more information about the ComputeStatistics method, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "ComputeStatistics" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "ComputeStatistics Method." 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: Q176476 OFF97: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q158768 WD97: Sample VB Code to Set, Retrieve Summary Information Q170732 WD97: Macro to Count Number of Document Paragraphs and Lines Q162440 WD97: BuiltInDocumentProperties Returns Incorrect Page Count Q173707 OFF97: 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: Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications Additional query words: wordcon winword gray grayed grey greyed dim dimmed ====================================================================== Keywords : kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word97 Technology : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2 Version : WINDOWS:97 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbnofix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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