VBA include Character Code 002D Dash-Minus

vivka · #1 07-03-2024, 05:40 AM

Shelley Lou, I have two ideas.

Idea 1: try replacing the appropriate part of your code with this:

Code:

Dim sStr As String
          
          Select Case InStr(oRngEval, sStr) = 1
            Case sStr = "-" 'highlights if cross refs seperated by a dash e.g. clause 1-2
              oRng.Move wdCharacter, 1
              lngOffset = 0
            Case sStr = ", " 'highlights if cross refs seperated by a comma e.g. clause 1, 2
               oRng.Move wdCharacter, 2
               lngOffset = 0
            Case sStr = " - " 'highlights if cross refs seperated by a dash and space either side e.g. clause 1 - 2 THIS CURRENTLY DOESN'T WORK
              oRng.Move wdCharacter, 3
              lngOffset = 3
            Case sStr = " or " 'highlights if cross refs seperated by the word 'or' e.g. clause 1 or 2
              oRng.Move wdCharacter, 4
              lngOffset = 4
            Case sStr = " to " 'highlights if cross refs seperated by the word 'to' e.g. clause 1 to 2
              oRng.Move wdCharacter, 4
              lngOffset = 4
            Case sStr = " and " 'highlights if cross refs seperated by the word 'and' e.g. clause 1 and 2
              oRng.Move wdCharacter, 5
              lngOffset = 5
            Case sStr = " and/or " 'highlights if cross refs seperated by the word 'and/or' e.g. clause 1 and/or 2
              oRng.Move wdCharacter, 8
              lngOffset = 8
            Case Else
              bCompound = False
          End Select

Idea 2: Probably, the dash in the text and the dash the code is looking for are actually different dashes (they have different codes), though they look identical.
To find out the dashes' codes, select them and then use AscW(selection).

Shelley Lou · #2 07-03-2024, 06:46 AM

Hi Vivka, yes you are correct, the code as written will only highlight instances of ChrW(8211) but my word documents can have both ChrW(8211) and ChrW(45) within them as they are often converted from pdf to word - maybe it would be easier to do a find ChrW(45) and replace with ChrW(8211) first before running the code maybe. Thanks for responding, much appreciated.

vivka · #3 07-03-2024, 06:57 AM

I've tested the codes below and they seem to work correctly:

Code:

Case InStr(oRngEval, " " & ChrW(45) & " ") = 1, InStr(oRngEval, " " & ChrW(8211) & " ") = 1

Code:

Case InStr(oRngEval, " " & ChrW(45) & " ") = 1 Or InStr(oRngEval, " " & ChrW(8211) & " ") = 1

Try putting either of them instead of the 'misbehaving' line.

Shelley Lou · #4 07-03-2024, 07:55 AM

Hi Vivka, fantastic, the second line of code works perfectly - thank you so much

vivka · #5 07-03-2024, 08:18 AM

Yes, we did it! It calls for drinking

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