WD98: Statistics Button Unavailable in File Summary Info Dialog

WORKAROUND

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Method 1: Use the BuiltInDocumentProperties property

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 retreives 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

   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, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "BuiltInDocumentProperties," click Search, and then click to view "BuiltInDocumentProperties Property."

For more information about the ComputeStatistics Method, from the Visual Basic for Applications Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "ComputeStatistics," click Search, and then click to view "ComputeStatistics Method."

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