Option Explicit
Dim cwb As Workbook, ws As Worksheet

Sub RemoveAllCarriageReturns()
  'Goes through all files of a specified folder and removes all
  'carriage returns from Columns C and D and replaces them with a comma
  'Saves the workbook with the same name in the folder and moves to the next file.
  
  Dim FolderString As String, StrFile As String, Confirm As String, wb As Workbook
  
    Confirm = MsgBox("This code will replace all carriage returns and line breaks with a comma." & vbLf & _
    "This will be done to every single workbook within the folder that you specify." & vbLf & _
    "It is strongly recommended that you create the necessary backups before running this code." & vbLf & _
    "Do you wish to continue?", vbYesNo)
    
    If Confirm = vbNo Then End
    
  
    Set wb = ThisWorkbook
  
    FolderString = InputBox("Folder Location:")
    If FolderString = "" Then End
    
    
    'Set the file folder
    StrFile = Dir(FolderString & "/")
    
    Do While Len(StrFile) <> 0
      If InStr(1, StrFile, ".xl") <> 0 Then
        Set cwb = Workbooks.Open(FolderString & "/" & StrFile)
        Debug.Print cwb.Name
        Set ws = cwb.Worksheets(1)
        LineBreakReplace
        cwb.Save
        cwb.Close
      End If
      Set cwb = Nothing
      Set ws = Nothing
      StrFile = Dir()
    Loop
    
    MsgBox ("Complete")

End Sub




Function LineBreakReplace()
  Dim CTotalRows As Long, DTotalRows As Long, TotalRows As Long, x As Byte
  Dim CheckRow As Long, CheckString As String, BadData As Variant
  Dim DblCommaGone As Boolean, ETotalRows As Long
  
    'Find the Last Row
    CTotalRows = ws.Range("C50000").End(xlUp).Row
    DTotalRows = ws.Range("D50000").End(xlUp).Row
    ETotalRows = ws.Range("E50000").End(xlUp).Row
    
    TotalRows = WorksheetFunction.Max(CTotalRows, DTotalRows, ETotalRows)

    On Error GoTo 0 'Reset error handling and enter line breaks in the array
    BadData = Array(vbCr, vbLf, vbCrLf, Chr(10), Chr(13))
    
    'Clean Column C
    For CheckRow = 1 To TotalRows
      CheckString = ws.Range("C" & CheckRow).Value
      For x = 0 To 4
        If InStr(1, CheckString, BadData(x)) Then
          ws.Range("C" & CheckRow).Value = Replace(CheckString, BadData(x), ",")
        End If
      Next x
    'Now clear the commas
      Do Until DblCommaGone = True
        CheckString = ws.Range("C" & CheckRow).Value
        If InStr(1, CheckString, ",,") = 0 Then
          DblCommaGone = True
        Else
          ws.Range("C" & CheckRow).Value = WorksheetFunction.Substitute(CheckString, ",,", ",")
        End If
      Loop
      DblCommaGone = False
    Next CheckRow
    
    'Clean Column D
    For CheckRow = 1 To TotalRows
      CheckString = ws.Range("D" & CheckRow).Value
      For x = 0 To 4
        If InStr(1, CheckString, BadData(x)) Then
          ws.Range("D" & CheckRow).Value = _
          WorksheetFunction.Substitute(CheckString, BadData(x), ",")
        End If
      Next x
    'Now clear the commas
      Do Until DblCommaGone = True
        CheckString = ws.Range("D" & CheckRow).Value
        If InStr(1, CheckString, ",,") = 0 Then
          DblCommaGone = True
        Else
          ws.Range("D" & CheckRow).Value = WorksheetFunction.Substitute(CheckString, ",,", ",")
        End If
      Loop
      DblCommaGone = False
    Next CheckRow
    
    'Clean Column E
    For CheckRow = 1 To TotalRows
      CheckString = ws.Range("E" & CheckRow).Value
      For x = 0 To 4
        If InStr(1, CheckString, BadData(x)) Then
          ws.Range("E" & CheckRow).Value = _
          WorksheetFunction.Substitute(CheckString, BadData(x), ",")
        End If
      Next x
    'Now clear the commas
      Do Until DblCommaGone = True
        CheckString = ws.Range("E" & CheckRow).Value
        If InStr(1, CheckString, ",,") = 0 Then
          DblCommaGone = True
        Else
          ws.Range("E" & CheckRow).Value = WorksheetFunction.Substitute(CheckString, ",,", ",")
        End If
      Loop
      DblCommaGone = False
    Next CheckRow
End Function