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Jeff - 10 Dec 2004 15:10 GMT
I want to compare two Word 2002 documents using the Compare method of the
Document object. This works fine except that it ignores differences in
shapes. Is there any way to know that the shape has changed?
Word Heretic - 12 Dec 2004 01:38 GMT
G'day "Jeff" <xxxjeff.walsh@mt.com>,

Hah! Nice try, not possible. See, until we got the drawing canvas,
Shapes only participate in ranges - streams of content - with their
anchor - a property of the anchor. If the anchor doesn't change,
neither does the range see a change occurring, thus no revision.

As www.editorium.com has lots on editing and revisions, check out the
back issues and sign up for the free mag whilst I rip a longer
technical answer together for everyone.

Steve Hudson - Word Heretic

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Without prejudice

Jeff reckoned:

>I want to compare two Word 2002 documents using the Compare method of the
>Document object. This works fine except that it ignores differences in
>shapes. Is there any way to know that the shape has changed?
 
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