Broken TOC

d4okeefe · #1 08-05-2019, 11:07 AM

First off, I'm using Word 2016 for Desktop.

I have a document that contains a TOC. The TOC has been copied from a different document and is broken. When I click "Update Table", I get a message box that says "There's no table of contents to update. You can insert one from the References tab."

However, I can see text of the original TOC. The TOC appears as formatted text, but it sits inside of a TOC Content Control. I can easily copy and paste that text using a cursor within Word.

However, I want to get at that text using VBA. Can I use VBA to find the text, copy it from the broken TOC Control, and paste it into a paragraph without the Control?

I have used the VBA Locals window to examine the document, but I can't figure it out. The "Count" property under TableOfContents is 0, as is the one for ContentControls.

I looked at the XML and see that the section is introduced like this:

HTML Code:

        <w:sdt>
            <w:sdtPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:rFonts w:ascii="Century Schoolbook" w:eastAsia="Times New Roman" w:hAnsi="Century Schoolbook" w:cs="Times New Roman"/>
                    <w:szCs w:val="24"/>
                </w:rPr>
                <w:id w:val="-1392880186"/>
                <w:docPartObj>
                    <w:docPartGallery w:val="Table of Contents"/>
                    <w:docPartUnique/>
                </w:docPartObj>
            </w:sdtPr>
            <w:sdtEndPr>
                <w:rPr>
                    <w:b/>
                    <w:bCs/>
                    <w:noProof/>
                </w:rPr>
            </w:sdtEndPr>
            <w:sdtContent>
...

Any one have an idea?

Thanks in advance.

gmayor · #2 08-05-2019, 08:41 PM

TOCs are inserted using fields. Press ALT+F9 to display the field. If it doesn't show something like { TOC \f \h \z \t "Title,1,Heading 1,2,Heading 2,3" } it is not a TOC but text. In which case insert a new TOC.

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