Q181540: WD97: Statistics Button Unavailable in File Summary Info Dialog

Article: Q181540
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the built-in Summary Info dialog box in a Microsoft Visual Basic
for Applications procedure or macro, the Statistics button is unavailable
(dimmed) when the dialog box is displayed.

WORKAROUND
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  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Use the BuiltInDocumentProperties property
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To work around this problem, you can retrieve a document statistic and store it
in a variable using the BuiltInDocumentProperties property with the proper
argument. The following sample macro retrieves the number of words in the active
document:

     Sub GetDocProperties()
        Dim DP As Object
        Dim nWrds As Integer
        Set DP = ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties
        nWrds = DP("Number Of Words")
        MsgBox "There are " & nWrds & " words."
     End Sub

Method 2: Use the ComputeStatistics Method
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     Sub GetNumWords()
        Dim nWrds As Integer
        nWrds = ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(Statistic:=wdStatisticWords)
        MsgBox "There are " & nWrds & " words."
     End Sub

For more information about the BuiltInDocumentProperties property, click the
Office Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type
"BuiltInDocumentProperties" (without the quotation marks), click Search, and
then click to view "BuiltInDocumentProperties Property."

For more information about the ComputeStatistics method, click the Office
Assistant while in the Visual Basic Editor, type "ComputeStatistics" (without
the quotation marks), click Search, and then click to view "ComputeStatistics
Method."

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:

  Q176476 OFF97: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at
the beginning of this article.


MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q158768 WD97: Sample VB Code to Set, Retrieve Summary Information

  Q170732 WD97: Macro to Count Number of Document Paragraphs and Lines

  Q162440 WD97: BuiltInDocumentProperties Returns Incorrect Page Count

  Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES
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For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon winword gray grayed grey greyed dim dimmed

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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