WD: Text from Input Macro Command Truncated After Comma

ID: Q81514

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SYMPTOMS

In WordBasic, the Input macro command truncates text if your input text contains a comma.

In Word for Windows versions 2.x, 6.x and 7.x, the text is truncated from the first comma to the end of the input text.
For example, if you input,
```
      Doe, John
```
the status bar result will be:
```
      Doe
```
In Word for Windows version 1.x, the text is truncated from the character immediately preceding the first comma to the end of the input text.
For example, if you input,
```
      Doe, John
```
the status bar result will be:
```
      Do
```

WORKAROUND

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To correct this problem, replace the commas entered on the status bar with semicolons. If you insert the input text into a document, you can then replace the semicolons with commas.

Additional query words: winword2 cut off

Keywords          : kbmacro wordnt kbwordvba winword macword word6 winword2 word7 word95 macword6 word 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,2.0,2.0a,2.0a- CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999