WD2000: InsertBreak Statement Inserts Unexpected Carriage Return

ID: Q212277

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you run a macro that uses the WordBasic.InsertBreak statement following a WordBasic.Insert statement, Word inserts a paragraph mark after the inserted text. This behavior is different from versions of Word earlier than Word 97.


WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, add the Type:=0 parameter as in the following example: 

Sub InsertBreakExample()
   WordBasic.FileNewDefault
   WordBasic.Insert "This is some text"
   WordBasic.InsertBreak Type:=0
End Sub
or use the following Visual Basic for Applications equivalent: 

Sub InsertBreakExample()
   Documents.Add
   Selection.TypeText "This is some text"
   Selection.InsertBreak Type:=0
End Sub


STATUS

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

Additional query words: winword vba vb vbe 


Keywords          : kbprg kbdta kbdtacode wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: August 2, 1999