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Edit a Word Doc Embedded in Excel Sheet

I have two word documents  embedded in an Excel worksheet and as part of the embedding process for the second document I open the document  and attempt to edit the document ( I'm trying  to delete page 1) I get the message that the method is not recognized.
Any help would be appreciated
Sub AddCSR()
    Dim FullFile As Variant
    Dim work_book As Workbook
    Dim last_sheet As Worksheet, WS As Worksheet
    Dim OLEWd As OLEObject
    Dim wdBM As Bookmark
    Dim WD As Word.Document
  
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Set work_book = Application.ActiveWorkbook
    Set last_sheet = work_book.Sheets(work_book.Sheets.Count)
    Set WS = work_book.Sheets.Add(After:=last_sheet)
    
    WS.Name = "CSR1"
    
    FullFile = Application.GetOpenFilename _
    (" WORD files(*.doc),*doc", 1, "SELECT and OPEN the CSR1 File", , False)
    
    If VarType(FullFile) = vbBoolean Then
        MsgBox "No File Specified", vbExclamation
        Exit Sub
    End If
    
    With OLEWd
        Set OLEWd = ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(Filename:=FullFile, Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False)
        'OLEWd.Verb xlVerbOpen
        OLEWd.Name = "CSR1"
        OLEWd.Width = 400
        OLEWd.Height = 800
        OLEWd.Top = 30
        OLEWd.Left = 0
        Set WD = OLEWd.Object
    End With
    
    With OLEWd
        Set OLEWd = ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(Filename:=FullFile, Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False)
        OLEWd.Verb xlVerbOpen
        Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="Text26"
    Selection.Bookmarks(wdBM).Delete
    Selection.Bookmarks("\Page").Range.Delete
        OLEWd.Name = "CSR2"
        OLEWd.Width = 400
        OLEWd.Height = 800
        OLEWd.Left = 500
        OLEWd.Top = 30
        Set WD = OLEWd.Object
    End With
    Set WS = Nothing
    Set FullFile = Nothing
    Set OLEWd = Nothing
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

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It might be confusing the Excel and the Word Selection objects.

Also Selection.Bookmarks(wdBM).Delete looks wrong. wdBM is decalred as a bookmark, but it needs to be a bookmark name.

Try this


'...   
      With OLEWd
        Set OLEWd = ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(Filename:=FullFile, Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False)
        OLEWd.Verb xlVerbOpen
        WD.Application.Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="Text26"
        WD.Application.Selection.Bookmarks("\Page").Range.Delete
        OLEWd.Name = "CSR2"
        OLEWd.Width = 400
'...

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Graham:
I get a runtime error 4605 " This command is not available" on
WD.Application.Selection.Bookmarks("\Page").Range.Delete
I have now tested the whole of the code and can get this to work.

There are a couple of variable name changes and soem extra code that you might not need when it is fully running.

I think that the main problem was that your document object variable (WD) was set from the first instance of the OLEwd object, but you then recreated OLEwd, but tried to use WD again.
Option Explicit

Sub AddCSR()
    Dim FullFile As Variant
    Dim work_book As Workbook
    Dim last_sheet As Worksheet, WS As Worksheet
    Dim OLEWd As OLEObject
    'Dim wdBM As Bookmark
    Dim wdDoc As Word.Document
    Dim wdApp As Word.Application
    
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    
    Set work_book = Application.ActiveWorkbook
    Set last_sheet = work_book.Sheets(work_book.Sheets.Count)
    For Each WS In work_book.Worksheets
        If WS.Name = "CSR1" Then
            WS.Delete
        End If
    Next WS
    Set WS = work_book.Sheets.Add(After:=last_sheet)
    
    WS.Name = "CSR1"
    
    FullFile = Application.GetOpenFilename _
    (" WORD files(*.doc),*doc", 1, "SELECT and OPEN the CSR1 File", , False)
    
    If VarType(FullFile) = vbBoolean Then
        MsgBox "No File Specified", vbExclamation
        Exit Sub
    End If
    
    Set OLEWd = ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(Filename:=FullFile) ', Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False)
        With OLEWd
        'OLEWd.Verb xlVerbOpen
        OLEWd.Name = "CSR1"
        OLEWd.Width = 400
        OLEWd.Height = 800
        OLEWd.Top = 30
        OLEWd.Left = 0
     End With
    
    Set OLEWd = ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(Filename:=FullFile, Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False)
        With OLEWd
        OLEWd.Verb xlVerbOpen
        Set wdDoc = OLEWd.Object
        If wdDoc.Bookmarks.Exists("Text26") Then
            wdDoc.Application.Selection.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, Name:="Text26"
            'Selection.Bookmarks(wdBM).Delete
            wdDoc.Application.Selection.Bookmarks("\Page").Range.Delete
        Else
            MsgBox "Bookmark missing"
        End If
        OLEWd.Name = "CSR2"
        OLEWd.Width = 400
        OLEWd.Height = 800
        OLEWd.Left = 500
        OLEWd.Top = 30
    End With
    Set WS = Nothing
    Set FullFile = Nothing
    Set OLEWd = Nothing
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

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I get the same eror message. This command is not available
            wdDoc.Application.Selection.Bookmarks("\Page").Range.Delete
That line does not appear in my latest revision of your code. That version tests for the presence of the bookmark. If it exists, the VBA code deletes the page that contains the bookmark. Otherwise the code reports that the bookmark is missing.
"wdDoc.Application.Selection.Bookmarks("\Page").Range.Delete"
is the line of code giving me a problem as  the message says this command is not available
Did you have a different version from the one just up above. That is the one I copied
Sorry, I was looking at an intermediate version.

I'll check it again.
I can't reproduce the problem with my own Word document. Can you post the document (edited if necessary)?
Sorry< I have been out with the flu for the past week and apologize for a lack of response
I'm attachng a copy of the document
CSR1-for-fiscal-plans.doc
I note that there is no bookmark called Text26, so no deletion occurs, and the message box reports that. There is no VB error message.
My mistake. It should have been "Text41"
I get the same eror message. This command is not available
            wdDoc.Application.Selection.Bookmarks("\Page").Range.Delete
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