How do I find the cell position in a table?
	How do I mail merge to printer without having the user be prompted by the print dialog?

How do I find the cell position in a table?
Keywords: Table Cell Position
Posted April 5, 1996

WordBasic has a function called SelInfo (Selection Information) that returns information about the current selection. Parameter 12 through 18 deal with selections within a table. Below are two examples. GetRow returns the row the number the selection is currently in. If the selection contains more than 1 row, -1 is returned. GetColumn is similar to GetRow except that it relates to columns.

Function GetRow
    if SelInfo(12) then
        'Only valid if the selection is within one row of a table.
        if SelInfo(13) = SelInfo(14) then
            GetRow = SelInfo(13)
        Else
            GetRow = -1
        End if
    Else
        GetRow = -1
    End if
End Function
Function GetColumn
    If SelInfo(12) Then
        'Only valid if the selection is within one Column of a table.
        If SelInfo(16) = SelInfo(17) Then
            GetColumn = SelInfo(16)
        Else
            GetColumn = - 1
        End If
    Else
        GetColumn = - 1
    End If
End Function

How do I mail merge to printer without having the user be prompted by the print dialog?
Keywords: Mail Merge Printer
Posted April 4, 1996

The solution is to mail merge to document, then do a FilePrintDefault. When printing is completed, execute FileClose 2. This closes the file without saving the file.

Example:

    MailMergeToDoc
    ToolsOptionsPrint .Background = 0     'Turn background printing off.
    FilePrintDefault
    ToolsOptionsPrint .Background = 1     'Turn background printing back on.
    FileClose 2

Back to Top

Back to the FAQ Table of Contents

Access denied--nah nah na nah nah!