WD: WordBasic Macro to Determine If Header or Footer Is Linked

ID: Q113434

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SUMMARY

Microsoft WordBasic does not include a macro statement or function to determine if a header or footer is linked to the previous section. To determine if the header or footer is linked to the previous section, use the CommandValid function.

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To determine if the footer is linked to the previous section in your document, change the ViewHeader statement to ViewFooter in the following sample macro:

   Sub MAIN
      ViewHeader
      X = CommandValid("FormatHeaderFooterLink")
      If x = 0 Then MsgBox "Header is linked"
   End Sub

The following sample macro determines if the header is linked to the previous section, and if the header is not linked, the macro establishes a link to the header in the previous section:

   Sub MAIN
      ViewHeader
      X = CommandValid("FormatHeaderFooterLink")
      If x = - 1 Then
         ToggleHeaderFooterLink
         CloseViewHeaderFooter
      End If
   End Sub

The CommandValid(CommandName$) function returns -1 if CommandName$ is available in the current context; it returns 0 (zero) if the command is not available.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," pages 300-301

Additional query words: ToggleHeaderFooterLink FormatHeaderFooterLink same as previous

Keywords          : kbmacro kbprg kbui kbdtacode wordnt kbmacroexample winword ntword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a; MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999