VBA, Characters.Count vs. ComputeStatistics

Characters.Count vs. ComputeStatistics

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S R #1 / 6	Characters.Count vs. ComputeStatistics Why does ActiveDocument.Characters.count give a different larger answer than ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces, true) Thanks, Sameer
Sat, 24 May 2003 03:00:00 GMT

Perr #2 / 6	Characters.Count vs. ComputeStatistics Hi Sameer, Not in all situations, look at following: Dim ComputewdStatistics As Long Dim CharCount As Long ComputewdStatistics = ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics( _ wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces, True) CharCount = ActiveDocument.Characters.Count from the immediate window: ? ComputewdStatistics 24004 ? CharCount 23953 Elaborate some more on your's ... What does your document look like ... in terms of Footnotes, Fields .... etc. Rgrds, Perry Quote: > Why does > ActiveDocument.Characters.count > give a different larger answer than > ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces, true) > Thanks, > Sameer
Sun, 25 May 2003 03:00:00 GMT

S R #3 / 6	Characters.Count vs. ComputeStatistics I guess my question is not why there one is larger or smaller, but why is there a difference at all? The document that I am looking at has no footnotes or endnotes. I am using Word from MS-Office 2000, Small Business Edition, original release (not SR-1) on Windows 2000 Professional. Thanks, Sameer Quote: > Hi Sameer, > Not in all situations, look at following: > Dim ComputewdStatistics As Long > Dim CharCount As Long > ComputewdStatistics = ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics( _ > wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces, True) > CharCount = ActiveDocument.Characters.Count > from the immediate window: > ? ComputewdStatistics > 24004 > ? CharCount > 23953 > Elaborate some more on your's ... > What does your document look like ... > in terms of Footnotes, Fields .... etc. > Rgrds, > Perry > > Why does > > ActiveDocument.Characters.count > > give a different larger answer than > > ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces, true) > > Thanks, > > Sameer
Sun, 25 May 2003 03:00:00 GMT

Howard Kaiko #4 / 6	Characters.Count vs. ComputeStatistics Because MSFT counts things differently in each case. Similar issue if you look at word counts. Would you trust MSFT to count the ballots in Florida? -- Please post your response to the newsgroup. Quote: > Why does > ActiveDocument.Characters.count > give a different larger answer than > ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces, true) > Thanks, > Sameer
Mon, 26 May 2003 15:43:00 GMT

S R #5 / 6	Characters.Count vs. ComputeStatistics Ok, but what is the difference? Looking at the online help does not give me a hint. Can you recommend a book/website where this is better documented? Or is this a bug? Thanks, Sameer Quote: > Because MSFT counts things differently in each case. > Similar issue if you look at word counts. > Would you trust MSFT to count the ballots in Florida? > -- > Please post your response to the newsgroup. > > Why does > > ActiveDocument.Characters.count > > give a different larger answer than > > ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces, true) > > Thanks, > > Sameer
Wed, 28 May 2003 16:10:18 GMT

Howard Kaiko #6 / 6	Characters.Count vs. ComputeStatistics Using "documented" in the sense of MSFT is an oxymoron. This type of info is scattered about, if it even exists, in various books, the MSFT KB, MSFT MSDN, MSFT Technet, and postings in newsgroups/web forums/email lists. -- Please post your response to the newsgroup. Quote: > Ok, but what is the difference? Looking at the online help does not give me > a hint. Can you recommend a book/website where this is better documented? > Or is this a bug? > Thanks, > Sameer > > Because MSFT counts things differently in each case. > > Similar issue if you look at word counts. > > Would you trust MSFT to count the ballots in Florida? > > -- > > Please post your response to the newsgroup. > > > Why does > > > ActiveDocument.Characters.count > > > give a different larger answer than > > > ActiveDocument.ComputeStatistics(wdStatisticCharactersWithSpaces, true) > > > Thanks, > > > Sameer
Wed, 28 May 2003 19:55:33 GMT

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