Paul thank you, I used your streamlined code with the addition of the line ". MatchWildcards = True" just before the end and it worked good. So the full code looked like this:
Code:
Sub UpdateDocuments()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim strFolder As String, strFile As String, wdDoc As Document
strFolder = GetFolder
If strFolder = "" Then Exit Sub
strFile = Dir(strFolder & "\*.docx", vbNormal)
While strFile <> ""
Set wdDoc = Documents.Open(FileName:=strFolder & "\" & strFile, AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
With wdDoc
With .Range.Find
.ClearFormatting
.Replacement.ClearFormatting
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
.Text = "["
.Replacement.Text = " ~"
.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
.Text = "]"
.Replacement.Text = "~"
.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
.MatchWildcards = True
.Text = "~*~"
.Replacement.Text = " "
.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
End With
.Close SaveChanges:=True
End With
strFile = Dir()
Wend
Set wdDoc = Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Function GetFolder() As String
Dim oFolder As Object
GetFolder = ""
Set oFolder = CreateObject("Shell.Application").BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder", 0)
If (Not oFolder Is Nothing) Then GetFolder = oFolder.Items.Item.Path
Set oFolder = Nothing
End Function
What would I need to add to get this code to create a new folder and save the new files in that folder?