WD2000: Tab Stop Count Returns Incorrect Count

ID: Q201996

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Visual Basic for Applications Count property to return the number of default tab stops in a paragraph, the count returned does not match a physical count of tab stops in the document.

CAUSE

The default tab stop count value returned is counted from margin to margin. If paragraph indentations are set to a value other than zero, the physical count of default tab stops does not match the value returned using the Count property.

WORKAROUND

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To work around this problem, use the following sample Visual Basic for Applications macro:


Sub ActualDefaultTabStopCount()
   Dim iMargins As Integer
   Dim iIndents As Integer
   Dim iTabStops As Integer
   Dim iDefTabStop As Integer
   iDefTabStop = ActiveDocument.DefaultTabStop
   With ActiveDocument
      With .PageSetup
         ' Get measurement between margins.
         iMargins = (.PageWidth - (.LeftMargin + .RightMargin))
      End With
      With .Paragraphs(1)
         ' Add left and right indents.
         iIndents = (.LeftIndent + .RightIndent)
         ' Obtain number of default tab stops from indent to indent.
         iTabStops = (iMargins - iIndents) / iDefTabStop
      End With
   End With
  MsgBox iTabStops
End Sub

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 about running sample code, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q212536
TITLE : OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: vb


Keywords          : kbprg kbdta OffVBA kbmacroexample kbwordvba wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: June 15, 1999