zalek
Wed Aug 03 18:50:50 CDT 2005
Jonathan,
I really appreciate your time - thanks for answering.
Let me bug you a little more.
I already order a few books on VBA, but meantime:
I have a .txt file with text and list of words I want to appear in the
Index, based on the text in my .txt file.
My question:
1. What is a field object?
I made a test - created a word document with a few words and created a
macro:
Sub VBAtest1()
Dim oField As Field
Dim i As Integer
Open "c:\vab-test.txt" For Output As #1
i = ActiveDocument.Fields.Count
Write #1, i
Close #1
End Sub
File shows zero. So what is a Field in the document?
2. Let say in my document each field I want to index I'll write with
prefix @@, for example if I'll want to index the word "Zalek" - I will
write it as "@@Zalek".
What are VBA commands that will let me scan all words in the document
and test if they have prefix "@@"?
Thanks again,
Zalek
Jonathan West wrote:
> zalek,
>
> Field are not just strings. Specifically, the {} field code delimiters are
> *not* curly brace characters, though they look very much like them.
>
> If you want to insert these fields using VBA you *must* use the Add method
> of the Fields collection. Look it up in the VBA help.
>
>
> --
> Regards
> Jonathan West - Word MVP
> www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk
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>
>
> "zalek" <zalekbloom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1122937659.805762.32140@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Well, I tried to do it, but it didn't work.
> >
> > Here is what I did:
> >
> > I wrote the Access table to a .TXT file.
> > For each string I wanted to be in the Index I created a additional
> > string '{XE "field name" }', for example if I wanted the string Zalek
> > to be in the Index - I wroted:
> > Zalek {XE "Zalek"}
> > Next opened the created .txt file in the Word. but when I tried: Insert
> > - Indexes and tables it said:
> > Error! No index entries found.
> >
> > I also looked on values of inserted string when I created the Index
> > from the Word. It showed that the Word insted of character { is using a
> > character of ACII value 19 and insted of charater } is using a charater
> > of ascii value 21.
> >
> > Any ideas what to do next?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Zalek
> >
> > Jonathan West wrote:
> >> If you want to add the field by means of a VBA macro, then you use the
> >> Add
> >> method of the Fields collection. The Range property of the method defines
> >> where the field is inserted. You can insert XE and TC fields this way.
> >>
> >> The VBA help file entry for the Fields collection includes code examples
> >> for
> >> how to do this.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards
> >> Jonathan West - Word MVP
> >> www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk
> >> Please reply to the newsgroup
> >> Keep your VBA code safe, sign the ClassicVB petition www.classicvb.org
> >>
> >> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >> news:OecY6YflFHA.4028@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >> > XE fields are used to create an index, TC fields a TOC. You can create
> >> > a
> >> > TOC
> >> > without using TC fields (using headings or outline levels), but you
> >> > cannot
> >> > create an index except with XE fields. See the Help topic "Field codes:
> >> > XE
> >> > (Index Entry) field" for more.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> > Words into Type
> >> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> > Word MVP FAQ site:
http://word.mvps.org
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> >> > newsgroup
> >> > so
> >> > all may benefit.
> >> >
> >> > "zalek" <zalekbloom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:1122823164.715491.104460@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >> >>
> >> >> Jonathan West wrote:
> >> >> > First question. Do you want a Table of Contents (i.e. with the
> >> >> > entries
> >> > in
> >> >> > the table in the order in thich they appear in the document) or an
> >> >> > Index
> >> >> > (i.e. with the entries sorted alphabetically?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > Regards
> >> >> > Jonathan West - Word MVP
> >> >> > www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk
> >> >> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> I prefare the Index, but I would like to know codes for the Table of
> >> >> Contents too.
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> Zalek
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > Keep your VBA code safe, sign the ClassicVB petition
> >> >> > www.classicvb.org
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "zalek" <zalekbloom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:1122809866.433829.249290@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> >> >> > > Hello,
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Here is my problem: I have an Access table with 2 columns: a
> >> >> > > keyword
> >> >> > > and a memo. From this table I want to create a Word document -
> >> >> > > this
> >> >> > > is
> >> >> > > no brainer, I know how to do it. Now the difficult part - I want
> >> >> > > to
> >> >> > > create an index table from the keyword columns (or table of
> >> > containts).
> >> >> > > My question: what are the internal values of code that mark a word
> >> >> > > an
> >> >> > > the index?
> >> >> > > I know how to do it manualy, but because the table have over
> >> >> > > thousand
> >> >> > > entries, I want to do it automaticly.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Thanks,
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Zalek
> >> >> > >
> >> >>
> >> >
> >