WD: Removing Preceding Space for Values Converted to Strings

ID: Q82120

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

The Microsoft WordBasic Str$() function returns the string representation of a value represented as (n). Positive numbers and zeros are converted to a string with a leading space character.

The following macro example converts the numeric variable "empcode" to a string and then removes the leading space that was automatically added by Str$(). The variable "lastName$" is then joined with "strcode$" and stored in the variable "license$":

   lastName$ = "Peterson"
   empcode = 1234
   strcode$ = Str$(empcode)
   strcode$ = LTrim$(strcode$)
   license$ = lastName$ + strcode$

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MORE INFORMATION

The Str$() function is used to convert a numeric value to a string. This can be useful when using the MsgBox statement to concatenate text and a numeric variable, as in the following example:

   Sub Main
      A$ = Str$(457)
      MsgBox "Total sales equal" + A$
   End Sub

If you use the following macro instead, you receive a "Type Mismatch" error:

   MsgBox "Total sales equal" + 457

The correct syntax for concatenating text and the contents of a numeric variable is as follows:

   MsgBox "Total sales equal" + Str$(457)

REFERENCES

"Using WordBasic," by WexTech Systems and Microsoft, pages 273, 292

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Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999