Problem in retrieving a degree sign from a form field

[yamato]

I am having problems when retrieving a degree sign in a ms word form field.
It seems that the degree sign which should have a value of 176 is being converted to a space(32). Although the character can be displayed in the field, after calling ActiveDocument.FormFields(<index>).Result, the char turns into a space. Is there a workaround to this?
Thanks.

[RobDog888]

Welcome to the Forums.

Maybe there is something else going on because I can display and retrieve
the degree symbol from both a userform textbox and a form field textbox.

Can you post some of the involved code?

[yamato]

Thanks for looking into this.

Please see attached image.



Here is the code.

Public Sub d()
  MsgBox (ActiveDocument.FormFields(1).Result)
End Sub

I have tried this in different environments.
Word 2000 and Windows 2000 - Both English
Word XP and Windows XP - Both Chinese
Word 2003 and Windows XP - Both Chinese

The bug exists in all three.

Thanks again.

[opus]

Strange?????????
same resultin Windows98SE/ Word 2000/ Language German

[RobDog888]

Ok, it must be a .Result thing. Use this instead, it works.

Public Sub d()
  MsgBox (ActiveDocument.FormFields(1).Range.Text)
End Sub

[yamato]

Thanks.
I tried it and it works, but only for the first field. All fields after the first returns "". Let's say I have 3 bookmarks.

msgbox(ActiveDocument.FormFields(<bookmark name 1>).Range.Text)
  msgbox(ActiveDocument.FormFields(<bookmark name 2>).Range.Text)
  msgbox(ActiveDocument.FormFields(<bookmark name 3>).Range.Text)

[yamato]

Never mind the question above. Problem has been solved. Thanks.