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Subject:WORD 6.0 MACRO "PUZZLER" From:"D. Philipp Binggeli" <dee -at- DTINT -dot- DTINT -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 22 Feb 1995 10:25:56 MST
Greetings:
Have any of you created and edited macros in Word 6.0 using the WordBasic
macro language?
I need a little help...a little push in the right direction: Could someone
possibly tell me how to use recently selected and copied text in a dialog
box? Specifically the FIND & REPLACE dialog box?
Here is the snag: 1) I am looking for text in a certain location, 2) copy
the text, 3) open the F&R dialog box, 4) insert the text that I want to
replace, and 5) insert the new text with which I want to replace the olde
text (by way of pasting in the text I previously copied).
I can record all of this just fine, BUT the macro will actually use the
text I pasted (see step 5 above) instead of using a special command to take
whatever text it is that might have been copied. Does that make sense?
I have looked through all of the macro language on-line help files, but
there wasn't anything that looked remotely useful...such as PutSelection$
or Paste$.
Any takers?
Thanks,
Dee Philipp
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