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How to set borders in a Word table

I am porting over some code from VBA to VB.Net in a VS2008 project.
I am automating a Word 2007 document where a table is inserted and then adding rows as required. Each row added is to have a dotted line underneath. The attached code is from VBA but VS complains of (wdBorderBottom). What would the correct syntax be please?

I had thought it would be like below, but that syntax throws an exception.
.Tables(1).Rows(r).Borders("wdBorderBottom").LineStyle = Word.WdLineStyle.wdLineStyleDot

With objWord.ActiveDocument
.Tables(1).Rows(I).Select
.Tables(1).Rows(i).Borders(wdBorderBottom).LineStyle = wdLineStyleDot
.ActiveWindow.Selection.InsertRowsBelow
End With

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Chris Bottomley

Try:

Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderBottom

Chris

ydsonline

You can also try:

Selection.InsertRowsBelow 1
    With Selection.Cells

        With .Borders(wdBorderBottom)
            .LineStyle = wdLineStyleDot
         End With
    End With

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TeDeSm

ASKER

Chris,
Can't seem to get that syntax to work within my table as wdBorderType.wdBorderBottom appears to be read only.
Regards

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Chris Bottomley

What syntax did you use .. it replaces wdBorderBottom therefore:

Chris

With objWord.ActiveDocument 
.Tables(1).Rows(I).Select 
.Tables(1).Rows(i).Borders(wdBorderType.wdBorderBottom ).LineStyle = wdLineStyleDot 
.ActiveWindow.Selection.InsertRowsBelow 
End With

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TeDeSm

ASKER

Spot on, I was so nearly there at one time but missed it.

Good solution.

TeDeSm

ASKER

Hi Chris,
Needed the Word. reference included.
Thanks

Chris Bottomley

Not happy !

You asked "attached code is from VBA but VS complains of (wdBorderBottom). What would the correct syntax be please?"

The correct syntax I gave you as Word.WdBorderType.wdBorderBottom and although in my last post I overlooked a fiull paste in your code I did post the syntax for the question as posted in that first post

Chris