Article ID: 212710 - Last Review: October 11, 2006 - Revision: 3.2

WD2000: Retrieving Settings from Word Dialog Boxes Using OLE

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to retrieve settings from Word dialog boxes using the Microsoft Word Visual Basic for Applications Object Library references and the GetObject function for OLE Automation.

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Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. To use the following Visual Basic for Applications sample, add the Microsoft Word 9.0 Object Library as an available reference. To do this, follow these steps:

In Word, point to Macro on the Tools menu, and click Visual Basic Editor.
In the Visual Basic Editor, click References on the Tools menu to display the References dialog box.

The References dialog box displays all object libraries and projects that are registered with the operating system.
Under Available References, select the Microsoft Word 9.0 Object Library check box.
Click OK.

The following sample obtains the right indent of the current active document.

   Sub GetWordDocIndentSetting()
      Dim wobj As Word.Application
      Dim myDialog As Object
      On Error GoTo ObjErr
      Set wobj = GetObject("", "Word.Application")
      If wobj.Documents.Count = 0 Then
         wobj.Documents.Add
      End If
      Set myDialog = wobj.Dialogs(wdDialogFormatParagraph)
      MsgBox "Right indent = " & myDialog.RightIndent
   ObjErr:
      wobj.Quit
      Set wobj = Nothing
      Set myDialog = Nothing
   End Sub

NOTE: When you use the Microsoft Word 9.0 Object Library as a reference, you can specify Word constants by name. To obtain a Word constant, you can use the Object Browser.

The Object Browser enables you to browse through all available objects in your project and see their properties, methods, and events. In addition, you can see the procedures and constants that are available from object libraries in your project. You can easily display Help as you browse. You can use the Object Browser to find and use objects you create, as well as objects from other programs.

For more information about Object Browser, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type Object Browser in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about built-in dialog box arguments, in the Visual Basic Editor, click Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the Help menu, type built-in dialog box argument lists in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

For more information about how to use the sample code in this article, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212536 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212536/EN-US/ ) OFF2000: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

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REFERENCES

For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212623 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/212623/EN-US/ ) WD2000: Macro Programming Resources

226118 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/226118/EN-US/ ) OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

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