WD: WordBasic Macro to Test for the Last Cell in a Table

ID: Q89377

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 NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

This article discusses methods that you can use to determine if the insertion point is within the last cell of a Word table.

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The following WordBasic macro tests for the last cell in a table.

   Sub MAIN
      x = NextCell()
      If x = 0 Then
         MsgBox("Last cell in the table.")
      Else
         PrevCell
      End If
   End Sub

The function form of the NextCell() command returns 0 (zero) if there is no next cell in the table. This behavior may be useful if you don't want to add a new row to a table.

The NextCell() command moves the insertion point to the next cell in the table and assigns the return value to the variable named "x." The value 0 (zero) is returned if there is not a next cell in the table. The above macro posts a message if the current cell is the last cell in the table. The MsgBox command can be replaced by other WordBasic commands depending on the purpose of the macro. The PrevCell command returns the insertion point to its original location before the NextCell() command was executed.

If the NextCell() command is used when the insertion point is not within a table, a "Command is unavailable" error is posted. The following macro uses the SelInfo command to first determine if the insertion point is within a table.

   Sub MAIN
      n = SelInfo(12)    'Returns -1 if insertion point is in a table
      If n = - 1 Then
         x = NextCell()
         If x = 0 Then
            MsgBox("Last cell in the table.")
         Else
            PrevCell
         End If
      End If
   End Sub

NOTE: The SelInfo command is not available in versions 1.x of Word for Windows.

REFERENCES

"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, page 259 and 277

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Keywords          : kbmacro wordnt kbmacroexample winword ntword macword kbtable word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999