WD98: Macro to Count Number of Rows in a Table

ID: Q182787

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SUMMARY

Microsoft Word does not have an automatic feature to count the number of rows in a table; however, you can create a simple macro to return these values.

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Method 1: Use the Information property to return the number of rows

Use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Selection.Information property to return the number of rows in a table.

NOTE: The insertion point must be located in the table before you run the macro. 

   Sub numRowsInCurrentTable
      MsgBox Selection.Information(wdMaximumNumberOfRows)
   End sub
For more information about the Information Property, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "Information Property," click Search, and then click to view "Information Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

Method 2: Use the Tables property to return the number of rows

Use the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Tables property to return the number of rows within a table. This method will return the total number of rows for the first table in the document. The insertion point does not need to be in the table. 

   Sub numRowsInSpecificTable
      MsgBox ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Rows.Count
   End Sub
For more information about the Tables Property, click the Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "Tables Property," click Search, and then click to view "Tables Property."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions
For information about how to do this in earlier versions of Word, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q82085
   TITLE     : WD: Macro to Count Number of Rows in a Table
For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q181058
   TITLE     : OFF98: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications
Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe 
Keywords          : kbcode kbprg kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999