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MS Office Forum / Word / Programming / October 2006How to determine current text column number
Hi, I need to work out (using the api) which text column the cursor is currently in. I have tried Selection.Range.Information(wdStartOfRangeColumnNumber) but this always gives the value -1 (it only seems to work correctly for table columns and not text columns). How can I do this? I am using Word v11.8026.8028. thanks. Simon Steps Create a blank document. Change section to two column Insert a column break and move the insertion point to the second column Find out the current column number using the api Simon McInnes was telling us: Simon McInnes nous racontait que : > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Insert a column break and move the insertion point to the second > column Find out the current column number using the api Word does not work like that. You may be in a two column mode, but Word sees it as a continuous story (when you get to the end of the column, go the top of the next one.. Your best bet is probably to get the paragraph starting position in relation to the left margin...  SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org Thanks for your reply. I have found a way but its not great. You can use the Word Dialogs - Application.Dialogs(wdDialogFormatColumns).ColumnNo property. This is a real pain in C# but its do-able. Using dialogs has its drawbacks like not working on protected parts of the document but its better than nothing. Its a shame its not available through the Range.Information property but hey thats just another Word annoyance we have to live with! Simon > Simon McInnes was telling us: > Simon McInnes nous racontait que : [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Your best bet is probably to get the paragraph starting position in relation > to the left margin... Simon McInnes was telling us: Simon McInnes nous racontait que : > Thanks for your reply. I have found a way but its not great. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Range.Information property but hey thats just another Word annoyance > we have to live with! Good one. If you find that working with dialogs is too much of a pain, try something like: If Format(PointsToInches(Selection.Range.Paragraphs(1) _ .Range.Information(wdHorizontalPositionRelativeToPage)), "#.#0") _ > Format(PointsToInches(Selection.Sections(1).PageSetup _ .LeftMargin), "#.#0") Then MsgBox "You are in the second column." Else MsgBox "You are in the first column." End If Of course, you will have to adapt if you have more than 2 columns... SignatureSalut! _______________________________________ Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP jmarcilREMOVE@CAPSsympatico.caTHISTOO Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org |
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