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Old 12-18-2013, 11:56 AM
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I am trying to create a macro that will go through and replace text in a header found in multiple documents.

The program opens the find and replace function where you put in your criteria and hit "replace all" then hit "close", it will then ask you if you want to do the same for all the documents in the folder, after hitting "Yes" it crashes.The code will successfully change the first documents text but then crashes word with the next document.



Please help and thank you.

Here is the code:

Code:
Option Explicit

Public Sub BatchReplaceAll()

Dim FirstLoop As Boolean
Dim myFile As String
Dim PathToUse As String
Dim myDoc As Document
Dim Response As Long
Dim myStoryRange As Range

PathToUse = "C:\Test\"

'Error handler to handle error generated whenever
'the FindReplace dialog is closed

On Error Resume Next

'Close all open documents before beginning

Documents.Close SaveChanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges

'Boolean expression to test whether first loop
'This is used so that the FindReplace dialog will
'only be displayed for the first document

FirstLoop = True

'Set the directory and type of file to batch process

myFile = Dir$(PathToUse & "*.doc")

While myFile <> ""

    'Open document
    Set myDoc = Documents.Open(PathToUse & myFile)

    If FirstLoop Then

        'Display dialog on first loop only

        Dialogs(wdDialogEditReplace).Show

        FirstLoop = False

        Response = MsgBox("Do you want to process the rest of the files in this folder", vbYesNo)
        If Response = vbNo Then Exit Sub

    Else

        'On subsequent loops (files), a ReplaceAll is
        'executed with the original settings and without
        'displaying the dialog box again
For Each myStoryRange In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
   If myStoryRange.StoryType <> wdMainTextStory Then
        With Dialogs(wdDialogEditReplace)
            .ReplaceAll = 1
            .Execute
        End With
    
       Do While Not (myStoryRange.NextStoryRange Is Nothing)
         Set myStoryRange = myStoryRange.NextStoryRange
          With Dialogs(wdDialogEditReplace)
            .ReplaceAll = 1
            .Execute
            End With
        Loop
    End If
Next myStoryRange

    End If

    'Close the modified document after saving changes

    myDoc.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges

    'Next file in folder

    myFile = Dir$()

Wend

End Sub
P.S. I tried search the threads for this topic and failed, sorry if this has been posted already. If it has please direct me to that thread.

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Old 12-18-2013, 04:49 PM
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Code:
Sub ReplaceTextInHeader()
Dim oHF As HeaderFooter
Dim oSection As Section
Dim myfle
PathToUse As String
PathToUse = "C:\Test\"
myfile = Dir(PathToUse & "*.doc")
Do While myfle <> ""
  Documents.Open (PathToUse & myfile)
     For Each oSection In ActiveDocument.Sections
        For Each oHF In oSection.Headers
           oHF.Range.Text = Replace(oHF.Range.Text, "Revision", "Final")
        Next
     Next
  ActiveDocument.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges
  myfile = Dir()
Loop
End Sub
If the replace is just text, and just in the header - "that will go through and replace text in a header" - then why bother going through the storyranges. Just deal with the headers.

The code above replace the word "Revision" with "Final" in ALL headers, in ALL documents in the folder.
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Old 12-18-2013, 05:08 PM
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Try something based on:
Code:
Sub UpdateDocumentHeaders()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim strFolder As String, strFile As String, wdDoc As Document
strFolder = GetFolder
If strFolder = "" Then Exit Sub
strFile = Dir(strFolder & "\*.doc", vbNormal)
While strFile <> ""
  Set wdDoc = Documents.Open(FileName:=strFolder & "\" & strFile, AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
  With wdDoc.StoryRanges(wdPrimaryHeaderStory).Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Text = InputBox("Text to Replace", "Old String")
    .Replacement.Text = InputBox("Replacement Text", "New String")
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindContinue
    .Format = False
    .MatchCase = True
    .MatchWholeWord = True
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .MatchAllWordForms = False
    .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
  End With
  wdDoc.Close SaveChanges:=True
  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
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Old 12-18-2013, 05:26 PM
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Yeah, I guess it depends n whether you actually need some sort of input on what to replace.
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Old 12-18-2013, 05:48 PM
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The essential differences between our respective codings are:
1. yours processes all headers in a pre-defined folder, using pre-defined find/replace strings;
2. mine processes only the primary headers in a user-defined folder, with user-defined find/replace strings.
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Old 12-18-2013, 06:00 PM
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Splitting hairs Paul. The OP had a defined folder, so I used the same one. I was simply pointing out that IF it was a simple replace (i.e. there was no actual need for the dialog to get inputs), it could be done with a simple replace.

As for primary header versus all headers...shrug...again just pointing it out as it is unknown whether it is needed, or not.

Carchee, neither macropod or I have dealt with the logo issue, but hopefully you can see the variety of approach and come up with something that will work for you.

HINT: keep a copy of the GetFolder function Paul posted as it comes in very handy in a huge number of situations.
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Hi Gerry,

Not splitting hairs - merely describing for the OP's benefit the essential differences between the two - yours is more automatic and in some respects more comprehensive, mine is more flexible. Both have their places.
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Both have their places.
True. Indeed. And they can be combined in multiple scenarios. OK, technically using "splitting hairs" was not quite correct, if you consider the differences between what we posted to be truly significant. And I suppose they are.

I think a good take away for anyone reading the thread is that most of the possible bases are covered.

You want flexibility in what is being replaced via an input, use the InputBox for .Text (and Replacement.Text).
You want flexibility in where to get the documents via an input, use the GetFolder function.
You want a simple replacement, use a simple Replace.
You want all headers (or by extension footers) processed, my example demonstrates this.

Between us pretty much all possibilities have been demonstrated, as they can be mixed and matched any way you want.
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Wow this helps out a lot. Thank you fumei and macropod.

Although fumei's code would work it's not quite what I'm looking for, I'm leaning more towards macropod's code. I did fail to mention that the "replaced text" will be different for every folder that I execute the program on, so a simple replace would not be practical or at least I'm too lazy to go into the code each time and change it.

macropod's code is set up to ask the "Text to Replace" and the "Replacement Text" for each file within the folder which is also impractical for my situation as the text being replaced and the new text will be the same in each file. For this reason my code asked the user only once what should be replaced with what.

Sometimes there will be upwards of fifty files needing change and that would take awhile if I had to type it each time. So my next step is to take your code and apply it to mine and it should work....hopefully. I'm fairly new to the coding business.

Again thank you for your help.
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Old 12-19-2013, 12:43 PM
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With either set of code, modifications to allow a single prompt per folder are fairly simple. With mine, for example, to do that and process any first-page & even-page headers as well, change the UpdateDocumentHeaders sub to:
Code:
Sub UpdateDocumentHeaders()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim strFolder As String, strFile As String, wdDoc As Document
Dim strFnd As String, strRep As String, wdStory(), i As Long
strFolder = GetFolder
If strFolder = "" Then Exit Sub
strFnd = InputBox("Text to Replace", "Old String")
strFile = Dir(strFolder & "\*.doc", vbNormal)
strRep = InputBox("Replacement Text", "New String")
wdStory = Array(wdPrimaryHeaderStory, wdFirstPageHeaderStory, wdEvenPagesHeaderStory)
While strFile <> ""
  Set wdDoc = Documents.Open(FileName:=strFolder & "\" & strFile, AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
  With wdDoc
    On Error Resume Next
    For i = LBound(wdStory) To UBound(wdStory)
      MsgBox wdStory(i)
      With .StoryRanges(wdStory(i)).Find
        .ClearFormatting
        .Replacement.ClearFormatting
        .Text = strFnd
        .Replacement.Text = strRep
        .Forward = True
        .Wrap = wdFindContinue
        .Format = False
        .MatchCase = True
        .MatchWholeWord = True
        .MatchWildcards = False
        .MatchSoundsLike = False
        .MatchAllWordForms = False
        .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
      End With
    Next
    On Error GoTo 0
    .Close SaveChanges:=True
  End With
  strFile = Dir()
Wend
Set wdDoc = Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
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Why do you use StoryRanges?
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This works nicely with some modification to get exactly what I want. Thank you so much......Solved!
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Why do you use StoryRanges?
So that I don't need to process headers by Section. The code should be more efficient that way for multi-section documents.
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fumei, with my original code I was under the impression that I needed to use StoryRanges in order to search within the header.
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sheesh, I really am getting old and stupid. Mind you the rare times I bulk action headers I often am doing a test for specific states in specific headers...but still...

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