Delete Rich Text by Tag

aj92 · #1 11-30-2023, 10:33 AM

Is there a way to write a macro that does this:

Delete all rich text content control along with the text inside of the rich text content control that doesn't contain the word "Me" in it

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I'm hoping with this macro I'll be able to delete all text wrapped in rich text that does not have the word "Me" in its tag. Similarly, rich text that is tagged like this as an example, "Assistant 1 and Me", would not be deleted either since "Me" is listed in the tag

Thanks for your time

gmaxey · #2 12-01-2023, 04:07 AM

Code:

Sub ScratchMacro()
'A basic Word Macro coded by Gregory K. Maxey
Dim oCC As ContentControl
Dim arrTagParts() As String
Dim lngIndex As Long
Dim bDelete As Boolean
  
  For Each oCC In ActiveDocument.ContentControls
    bDelete = True
    If oCC.Type = 0 Then
      arrTagParts = Split(oCC.Tag, " ")
      For lngIndex = 0 To UBound(arrTagParts)
        If arrTagParts(lngIndex) = "Me" Then
          bDelete = False
          Exit For
        End If
      Next lngIndex
      If bDelete Then oCC.Delete True
   End If
 Next oCC
lbl_Exit:
  Exit Sub
  
End Sub

aj92 · #3 12-01-2023, 06:16 PM

Thanks so much! This is SO close to working. The only problem I'm seeing is that any rich text that contains "Me" in it is deleting the text inside the rich text content control box. I want that to be preserved

Is that possible to do?

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