asked on word 2010 VBA macro question - Search for word, extend selection, then delete
I would like to have a macro that:
1. Searches for the character string FIG.
2. I would like to select the character string FIG and continue selecting characters to the right until the hard return character is reached.
3. I would like to move backwards one character because I do NOT want to select the hard return character. I'm just using the hard return character as a marker for how long I would like my selection to be.
4. I would like to pause and have a pop up message appearing that says "erase?"
5. I would like to delete the selected character string if I click the "yes" button. And I'd like to terminate the macro if I click the "no" button.
I do not need to loop or do until, etc.
1. Searches for the character string FIG.
2. I would like to select the character string FIG and continue selecting characters to the right until the hard return character is reached.
3. I would like to move backwards one character because I do NOT want to select the hard return character. I'm just using the hard return character as a marker for how long I would like my selection to be.
4. I would like to pause and have a pop up message appearing that says "erase?"
5. I would like to delete the selected character string if I click the "yes" button. And I'd like to terminate the macro if I click the "no" button.
I do not need to loop or do until, etc.
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crystal (strive4peace) - Microsoft MVP, Access
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cool code, Graham ~ if one did want to loop, what would need to change? thanks
It gets a bit more complicated, but the Find.Text remains the same. I've added a report message at the end.
Sub DelFigs()
Dim rng As Range
Dim f As Integer
Dim d As Integer
Set rng = ActiveDocument.Range
Do While True
With rng.Find
.MatchWildcards = True
.Text = "FIG*^13"
If .Execute() Then
f = f + 1
rng.MoveEnd wdCharacter, -1
rng.Select 'show text to be deleted
Select Case MsgBox("Delete?", vbYesNoCancel)
Case vbYes
rng.Delete
d = d + 1
Case vbNo
Case vbCancel
Exit Do
End Select
'start from current position to avoid refinding non-deleted text
rng.Start = rng.End
rng.End = ActiveDocument.Range.End
Else
Exit Do
End If
End With
Loop
MsgBox "Finished. Found Count: " & f & ". Deleted count: " & d
End Sub
thank you, Graham. My purpose is to color comments in pasted code green. Here is the final procedure:
Sub ColorCommentsAllGreen()
'170415 based on code by Graham Skan
'modified by crystal
On Error GoTo Proc_Err
Dim nCount As Long
Dim rng As Range
nCount = 0
Set rng = ActiveDocument.Range
Do While True
With rng.Find
.MatchWildcards = True
.Text = "'*^13"
If .Execute() Then
rng.Font.Color = 26112 'dark Green
nCount = nCount + 1
'start from current position to avoid refinding text
rng.Start = rng.End
rng.End = ActiveDocument.Range.End
Else
Exit Do
End If
End With
Loop
MsgBox "Colored " & Format(nCount, "#,##0") & " comments", , "Done"
Proc_Exit:
On Error Resume Next
Set rng = Nothing
Exit Sub
Proc_Err:
MsgBox Err.Description, , _
"ERROR " & Err.Number _
& " ColorCommentsAllGreen"
Resume Proc_Exit
Resume
End Sub
Wonderful solution. Thanks!