Word bug editing field text in text-wrapped table

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Chris Peacock - 24 Oct 2005 15:01 GMT

The code below should create a new document field and remove its code
text. However, in Word 2000 and XP, if the range of the new field
happens to occur inside a table which has its "Text Wrapping" property
set to "Around", the text "T " is always left behind in the field. In
fact, any assignment to the field code's "Text" property appends "T "
to the end of the text assigned.

Has anyone seen this apparent bug before? Does anyone have a solid
workaround? The only workaround I've found is to call "Delete" on the
field's code before assigning a value to its "Text" property.

Thanks.

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Anne Troy - 24 Oct 2005 15:05 GMT

Chris: You forgot to post your code. :)
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

> The code below should create a new document field and remove its code
> text. However, in Word 2000 and XP, if the range of the new field
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> Thanks.

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Chris Peacock - 24 Oct 2005 16:02 GMT

Oops!!! Thanks. Here goes....

Sub Test()
Dim field As field
Dim rangeField As range
Dim table As table

Set table = Tables(1)
Set rangeField = range(0, 0)
Set field = Fields.Add(rangeField)
field.Code.Text = ""
End Sub

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