thanks for the confirmation Ron. Kind of unbelievable they don't expose everything. :( Chip
_____ From: Ron Parker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: reading a line of a Word document with a reference On 11/22/2010 9:02 AM, Chip Orange wrote: Yes, I can see where I can calculate it; I have done so, but I'm not sure if I've allowed for the ability to restart numbering part way through a document. I also then have to format the calculated number myself to the desired form (roman numerals for instance). I have also tried moving the insertion point to the footnote reference mark, then getting the clip which is there so, I end up using the OSM for it. I'm not sure which is best, but I was hoping you had a third alternative! Nope, your first version was pretty much what we do, including handling restarts and various formatting options. (Of course, we already had the formatting options: IE doesn't expose that sort of thing, either.)
