The following VBA example creates paragraph text and displays the number of paragraphs in it.
Sub Test()
Dim t As Text
Dim s As Shape
Dim d As Document
Dim strText As String
strText = "This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. " & _
"This is a test. This is a test. " & vbCr & _
"This is still a test. This is still a test. This is still a test. " & _
"This is still a test. This is still a test. " & vbCr & _
"This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. " & _
"This is a test. This is a test. " & vbCr & _
"This is still a test. This is still a test. This is still a test. " & _
"This is still a test. This is still a test. " & vbCr & _
"This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. " & _
"This is a test. This is a test. " & vbCr & _
"This is still a test. This is still a test. This is still a test. " & _
"This is still a test. This is still a test. " & vbCr & _
"This is a test. This is a test. This is a test. " & _
"This is a test. This is a test. "
Set d = CreateDocument
Set s = d.ActiveLayer.CreateParagraphText(2, 2, 8, 8, strText)
Set t = s.Text
MsgBox "The number of paragraphs is: " & t.Story.Paragraphs.Count
End Sub