WordBasic Macro: Moving Through Each Cell in a Table

ID: Q122049

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SUMMARY

When you write Word for Windows macros, you may need to move through each table cell applying formatting or inserting text. The following sample macro uses a While loop to move through each cell in the table, formatting the contents of each cell with bold formatting.

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Sub MAIN
If SelInfo(12) = - 1 Then 
 TableSelectTable
 StartOfRow
 EditGoTo "\cell"
 FormatFont .Bold = 1
 While NextCell() <> 0
  EditGoTo "\cell"
  FormatFont .Bold = 1
 Wend
End If 
End Sub
The following macro instructions are used to move the insertion point to the beginning of the table: 

   TableSelectTable
   StartOfRow
The EditGoTo instruction uses the reserved "\cell" bookmark to select the contents of the cell so that formatting can be applied to the text. A While loop is used to move through each cell in the table. The NextCell() function returns a 0 (zero) when the insertion point is within the final cell of the table. The following macro instruction loops through the cells in the table while the NextCell() function returns a value other than 0 (zero): 

   While NextCell() <> 0

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," version 6.0, pages 52-53

KBCategory: kbusage kbmacro KBSubcategory: Additional reference words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c loop table While word6 Wend NextCell cell winword 

Version           : 6.0 6.0a 6.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1998