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Language.ActiveHyphenationDictionary Property

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Returns a Dictionary object that represents the active hyphenation dictionary for the specified language. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.ActiveHyphenationDictionary

expression   A variable that represents a Language object.

Remarks

If there is no hyphenation dictionary installed for the specified language, this property returns Nothing.

Example

This example displays the full path and file name of the active hyphenation dictionary.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim lngLanguage As Long
Dim dicHyphen As Dictionary

lngLanguage = Selection.LanguageID
Set dicHyphen = Languages(lngLanguage).ActiveHyphenationDictionary
If dicHyphen Is Nothing Then
MsgBox "No hyphenation dictionary installed!"
Else
MsgBox dicHyphen.Path & Application.PathSeparator & dicHyphen.Name
End If

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