Application.CleanString method (Word)
Removes nonprinting characters (character codes 1–29) and special Word characters from the specified string or changes them to spaces (character code 32). Returns the result as a String.
Syntax
expression. CleanString
( _String_
)
expression A variable that represents an Application object. Optional.
Parameters
Name | Required/Optional | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
String | Required | String | The source string. |
Remarks
The following characters are converted as described in this table.
Character code | Description |
---|---|
7 (beep) | Removed unless preceded by character 13 (paragraph), then converted to character 9 (tab). |
10 (line feed) | Converted to character 13 (paragraph) unless preceded by character 13, then removed. |
13 (paragraph) | Unchanged. |
31 (optional hyphen) | Removed. |
160 (nonbreaking space) | Converted to character 32 (space). |
172 (optional hyphen) | Removed. |
176 (nonbreaking space) | Converted to character 32 (space). |
182 (paragraph mark) | Removed. |
183 (bullet) | Converted to character 32 (space). |
Example
This example removes nonprinting characters from the selected text and inserts the result into a new document.
Dim strClean As String
Dim docNew As Document
strClean = Application.CleanString(Selection.Text)
Set docNew = Documents.Add
docNew.Content.InsertAfter strClean
This example removes nonprinting characters from the selected field code and then displays the result.
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.ShowFieldCodes = True
ActiveDocument.Fields(1).Select
MsgBox Application.CleanString(Selection.Text)
See also
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