Word VSTO Equivalent of WordBasic.SelectCurWord

I have a old wordbasic code that I am converting to VSTO
what is equivalent of Word 97 (WordBasic) code WordBasic.SelectCurWord in VSTO

Tried several alternatives

wordApp.Selection.Words.Item(1).Select() ORWordRange.Words.Item(1).Select()

but it picks up an extra space while WordBasic.SelectCurWord does not

Here is my situation, following line in my word docIrepresents a bookmark. I am at the bookmark position wordApp.Selection.Words.Item(1).Select() an extra space (including a space and reaches upto beginning of word excess)

As it respects the Limit of Liability $I excess of $ , it is

[1337 byte] By [c_shah] at [2007-12-29]
# 1

tried this WordApp.Selection.Expand(Word.WdUnits.wdWord) but it still includes an extra space

c_shah at 2007-9-5 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Tools for Office,Visual Studio Tools for Office...
# 2

Unfortunately, there isn't an "exact" (no whitespace included) equivalent in VBA for what you are trying to do. You'll need to write the code to remove the extra space yourself.

AmaniAhmed at 2007-9-5 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Tools for Office,Visual Studio Tools for Office...
# 3

I ended up removing an extra space programmatically. Thanks!

c_shah at 2007-9-5 > top of Msdn Tech,Visual Studio Tools for Office,Visual Studio Tools for Office...