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Re: scripting Word top copy text - should be simple, but ain't



This from Charles Arthur, UKClimbing Editor - dated 25/4/06 17.37:

> Mr Tea: did you look at what Word Vx produced as the result of the script?
>> set mytext to text of window 1

Indeed. The result was, er, the text that was displayed in window 1


This from Paul Berkowitz - dated 25/4/06 20.26:

>> I'm beginning to regret upgrading from Word v.X.
> 
> Don't be absurd. Word X's AppleScript simply didn't work - it would always
> crash, plus anything to do with text (like what you're doing now) would
> usually be wrong - and then it would crash.

Oh dear. Behind the times again. None-the-less, Office vX is still serving
me well. Maybe I'll think about upgrading when the universal binary makes
its debut.


Nick
pp Mr Tea

"Let the pot stand for at least five minutes before serving."

http://homepage.mac.com/mrtea/teacaddy/


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