How does one use the Paragraph.SeparateList() method in Word Interop dotnet?

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How does one use the Paragraph.SeparateList() method in Word Interop dotnet?

MichaelElder-0822 1

This is the command in question: microsoft.office.interop.word.paragraph.separatelist

Any attempt to use this method results in the exception: This command is not available.
at Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Paragraph.SeparateList()

I am seeking to separate a Numbered List into two lists. I have successfully isolated the Paragraph object of #10 in the list. I can interact with this Paragraph object without any problems; for example I can use Paragraph.Range.ListFormat.ListValue to return "10" or change the text formatting.

My intent is to use Paragraph.SeparateList() to reset the numbering to 1. This is always throwing the aforementioned exception for me. What is this Method expecting as an input?

Viorel 122.7K Reputation points

2022-12-08T19:50:59.537+00:00
Did you try to perform the operation manually in this document?

You can also check if the corresponding VBA code succeeds. It seems that a test like this works:

Sub Macro1() Dim p As Paragraph Set p = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs( ...some index... ) p.SeparateList End Sub
MichaelElder-0822 1 Reputation point

2022-12-08T22:37:04.34+00:00

Thank you, that's a helpful summary of it. The issue I'm having is that this problem list item (10) is carrying over from a list way earlier in the Word document - I need this "10" to be 1.

I see that when I'm applying SeparateList to the #10 Paragraph object, it's throwing that exception. But when I use it on #11, it works great! The problem is now my list shows as "10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5."

If I could just flip that 10 to a 1 this whole thing would be solved

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Viorel 122.7K Reputation points

2022-12-08T19:50:59.537+00:00

Did you try to perform the operation manually in this document?

You can also check if the corresponding VBA code succeeds. It seems that a test like this works:

Sub Macro1() Dim p As Paragraph Set p = ActiveDocument.Paragraphs( ...some index... ) p.SeparateList End Sub
MichaelElder-0822 1 Reputation point

2022-12-08T22:37:04.34+00:00

Thank you, that's a helpful summary of it. The issue I'm having is that this problem list item (10) is carrying over from a list way earlier in the Word document - I need this "10" to be 1.

I see that when I'm applying SeparateList to the #10 Paragraph object, it's throwing that exception. But when I use it on #11, it works great! The problem is now my list shows as "10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5."

If I could just flip that 10 to a 1 this whole thing would be solved

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