We have an embedded word object within our workbook and would like to
programmatically extract the text within the object and paste it in a
predefined text box. How would we go about doing this?

Thanks

Hi Barb,

like this:

Sub Test10000()

Dim oWrd As Word.Application
Dim rTmp As Word.Range
Dim s As String
Dim oWrk As Workbook
Dim oSht As Worksheet
Set oWrk = ActiveWorkbook
Set oSht = ActiveSheet
oSht.OLEObjects(1).Activate
Set oWrd = GetObject(, "Word.application")
Set rTmp = oWrd.ActiveDocument.Range
s = rTmp.text
oWrd.ActiveDocument.Close
'oWrd.Quit
oSht.OLEObjects("TextBox1").Object.Value = s
End Sub

Don't try to paste a 100 pages word doc with pictures! ;-)

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