WD98: Sample VB Code to Determine Text Box (or Text Frame) Link

ID: Q183645

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

SUMMARY

This article describes a Visual Basic for Applications macro that determines if one text box (or text frame) is linked to another text box (or text frame).

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To determine and compare text box links, create a macro that uses the Parent, Name, and Previous properties to compare the text boxes. The following macro creates two text boxes, links the first text box to the second text box, and then displays a message indicating the link status.

   Sub CompareTextBoxLinks()
      Dim TBox1, TBox2 As TextFrame

      ' Create the first text box.
      Set TBox1 = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox _
      (Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
      Left:=50, Top:=50, Width:=100, Height:=100).TextFrame

      ' Create the second text box.
      Set TBox2 = ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddTextbox _
      (Orientation:=msoTextOrientationHorizontal, _
      Left:=50, Top:=200, Width:=100, Height:=100).TextFrame

      ' Link the first text box to the second text box.
      TBox1.Next = TBox2

      ' Determine if the second text box is linked to the first.
      ' TBox2.Previous.Parent.Name returns the name of the linked
      ' text box. If Tbox2 matches Tbox1, then they are linked.
      If TBox2.Previous.Parent.Name = TBox1.Parent.Name Then
         MsgBox TBox2.Parent.Name & " is linked to" & TBox1.Parent.Name
      End If
   End Sub

For more information about the Parent property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Parent Property," click Search, and then click to view "Parent Property."

For more information about the TextFrames object, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "TextFrames Object," click Search, and then click to view "TextFrames Object."

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 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          : kbdta OffVBA kbmacroexample macword98 
Version           : MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999