Open a blank Word doc, Mike.fumei: Use a secion break. Ok, what did you mean Make the new Section not Same as previous.
Insert a section break (next page).
Go to view header and footer.
See that "Same as previous"?
You don't want that.
There's a button on the header/footer toolbar to turn it off.
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Also, if I were you, I'd dump the data from SQL to CSV, do a mail merge...
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Sorry, but in fact the example your wrote proves the point.I was trying to write some text then add a section break and add some more text in the second section. Then i went to the first section's headers/footers and named it "Section 1", after that I went into the second Section's headers/footers and named it "Section 2". After i did that section 1's header/footer also became "Section 2". So headers/footers are not section dependant.
1. You write into Section header - "Section 1"
2. You write into Section 2 header - "Section 2"
If Section 2 is still set for Same as previous....and you are updating it, what exactly are you doing? You are making Section 2 header content = "Section 2". Yes. And since Section = Same as previous.....then it makes sense that because you are, in fact updating ONE object (shared by both Section 1 and Section 2), then...yes, the content updates for the header in Section 1.
Keeping it simple (by ignoring any settings for Different first page, Different Odd/Even), Word determines headers like this:
Section 1:
header object always exists.
Section 2:
If .LinkToPrevious = True then header object values are BYREF to header object Section 1. Any changes are also BYREF back to the object.
If .LinkToPrevious = False then header object values are BYVAL to the values given to it.
Section 3:
If .LinkToPrevious = True AND
Section 2 .LinkToPrevious = True Then
header object values are BYREF to header object Section 1. Any changes are also BYREF back to the object.
If .LinkToPrevious = True AND
Section 2 .LinkToPrevious = False Then
header object values are BYREF to header object Section 2. Any changes are also BYREF back to the object.
If .LinkToPrevious = False then header object values are BYVAL to the values given to it.
Section 4 etc etc etc.
They are very explicitly section dependent. It is just that it is a confusing, and perhaps not very intuitive, part of the object model. When you changed Section 2, because it is same as previous, Section 1 changed as well.
Try making Section 2 NOT same as, Then go back, do something with Section 1, then do something with Section 2. Section 1 should be whatever you put there.
This might be what i was looking for. Thanks very much guys for your help.
I will keep you posted on how it goes.
Mike
Hey guys. Ok everything is working out ok except the
Page { PAGE } out of { SECPAGES }
Secpages is always = 3.
This is how many pages the survey is actually in the beggining but after i write into it. It get to 4 - 5 pages. Shouldnt SECPAGES change from 3 to 4 or 5.
I use all line breaks except all the way at the end of the survey I put a new line section break.
Do i have to write the whole document and then put the
Page { PAGE } out of { SECPAGES }
in the header?
What do you guys think?
Thanks for all the help
Mike
You need to post code. In addition:What does this mean? I do not understand, at all, what this means.I use all line breaks except all the way at the end of the survey I put a new line section break.
You use line breaks....uh, what do you mean?
SECPAGES is, well, as you may guess, the number of pages in the current section.
Doc has ONE section, with 3 pages. {PAGE} of {SECPAGES} will return:
Page 1 of 3
Page 2 of 3
Page 3 of 3
A NEW section inserted. You then add 2 pages into that section. {PAGE} of {SECPAGES} will return:
Page 1 of 3
Page 2 of 3
Page 3 of 3
Page 4 of 2
Page 5 of 2
{PAGE} is the calculated page number. It is NOT an absolute number. In the above example, if you make the new section break start numbering at 1, then the document looks like (same fields {PAGE} of {SECPAGES})
Page 1 of 3
Page 2 of 3
Page 3 of 3
Page 1 of 2
Page 2 of 2
As I do not know if you are using Section breaks properly, and I can not see code, I hope the above may help. You can leave the same fields in the header, just add a renumbering if that is what you want to do.
Messing with this right now. I can post code but its C# though. Im using a C# .net app to call VBA.
I have this code:
[VBA]
Selection.Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, Type:=wdFieldEmpty, _
PreserveFormatting:=False
[/VBA]
What is the actual value of Selection.Range. I tried looking in the object browser and searching for this and could not find it.
Mike
Hi Mike,
There is no constant value for Selection.Range
A range or selection object is your ticket to travel trough the document and access the properties & methods you need on the way.
A range or selection object represent a area in the document with a starting point (.Start) and ending point (.End) (Continues)
So you can set you own Range to where you want to insert the field.
But to answer your question better perhaps you could add some more detail to the question..What are you trying to do and whats not working.
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Huh? I am sorry, but you totally through me for a loop.
The code inserts a empty field. What on eath has this got to do with Sections, section breaks, or header problems?????
Are you actually asking what is the value of Selection.Range?
Hi Gerry,Originally Posted by fumei
Yes good question...I must admit I didn't read the whole question..
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To expand on Joost's post...
Selection.Range is precisely that. It is the Range of the Selection. If the Selection is a point (sometimes known as the Insertion point - incorrectly I may add; it is the Selection point) then the Range Start ( as ALL ranges have Start and End) = range End.
Selection.Range.Start = 4589
Selection.Range.End = 4589 means these Selection is a point.
Selection.Range.Start = 4589
Selection.Range.End = 4599 means the Selection Range covers 11 characters. The numbers are inclusive. They are Long integers BTW, and are based on the very first character in the document = 0.
That aside, again...what is the relevance to this?????????
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