Check for blank document

[andreas]

Dear Experts:

How come that if I run this If-Statement on a blank document the
msgbox does not get activated?

Help is much appreciated. Thank you in advance. Regards, Andreas

If ActiveDocument.Characters.Count = 0 Then
MsgBox "blank document", vbCritical, "blank document"
End If

 

[Graham Mayor]

Because a blank document does not contain 0 characters but 1

MsgBox ActiveDocument.Characters.Count


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[fumei via OfficeKB.com]

Hi andreas. This is a crucial point of the Word document model. ALL Word
documents have at least one paragraph mark contained in at least one Section.
It is literally impossible to have a "blank" document.

Because a blank document does not contain 0 characters but 1

MsgBox ActiveDocument.Characters.Count

Dear Experts:

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MsgBox "blank document", vbCritical, "blank document"
End If

 

[andreas]

Because a blank document does not contain 0 characters but 1

MsgBox ActiveDocument.Characters.Count

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ok, great thank you very much. Regards, Andreas

 

[andreas]

Hi andreas.  This is a crucial point of the Word document model.  ALLWord
documents have at least one paragraph mark contained in at least one Section.
It is literally impossible to have a "blank" document.

Because a blank document does not contain 0 characters but 1

MsgBox ActiveDocument.Characters.Count

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MsgBox "blank document", vbCritical, "blank document"
End If

Ok, Thank you very much for your help. Regards, Andreas