[VB][CS] Bug - why myStory.Contents myStory.Texts.Item(1).Contents ?

Question

hi
for me it is bug - but maybe there is logical explanation ...
it occurs in ID CS2 and CS4 - so probably in CS3, too
let's say we have only one TextFrame in document with contents:
Line1<enter>
Line2<#>
and run something like this (VBScript/VB6 example):
set myindi = createobject("indesign.application.cs2")
set mydoc = myindi.activedocument
set mystory = mydoc.stories.item(1)
' ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
mystory.insertionpoints.item(1).contents = "QQQ" & vbcr
mystory.insertionpoints.item(-1).contents = vbcr & "QQQ"
msgbox(mystory.contents)
message will be:
QQQ
Line1
Line2
QQQ
but this code:
set myindi = createobject("indesign.application.cs2")
set mydoc = myindi.activedocument
set mystory = mydoc.stories.item(1).texts.item(1)
' ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
mystory.insertionpoints.item(1).contents = "QQQ" & vbcr
mystory.insertionpoints.item(-1).contents = vbcr & "QQQ"
msgbox(mystory.contents)
return message with this:
Line1
Line2
QQQ
so ... why adding at end works but adding at beginning not ?
and the same behavior is for Word object - and probably for all other objects with .Texts
robin
www.adobescripts.co.uk

Answer 1

Hello Robin,
Looks like a VB thing: JS doesn't show that behaviour (in CS4).
Peter