VBA format text before colon issue with square bracket

Shelley Lou · #1 05-14-2025, 05:54 AM

Hi, I've been working with the below code which G Maxy helped me with some time ago. The code works well except if there is an opening square bracket at the beginning of the text when the code is looking for a tab or a colon. I've tried adding ([\[] at the beginning but nothing seems to be working. Can anyone advise where I'm going wrong. Thanks

Before code has run
Before Image.JPG

After code has run

After Image.JPG

Code:

With oRng.Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindStop
    .Format = True
    .MatchWildcards = True
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .text = "([a-zA-Z0-9][!^13]@)([^t:])"
    'Find text before first tab or colon and format bold and remove colon
    While .Execute
       If oRng.Characters(1).Start = oRng.Paragraphs(1).Range.Characters(1).Start Then
         oRng.Font.Bold = True
         If Not oRng.Characters.Last.Next = vbTab Then
           oRng.text = Replace(oRng.text, ":", vbTab)
         Else
           oRng.Characters.Last.Delete
         End If
       End If
    Wend
  End With

vivka · #2 05-14-2025, 07:55 AM

Hi, Shelley Lou! Although I didn't check it (because I don't have a text sample, only its picture), try this line:

Code:

If oRng.Characters(1).Start = oRng.Paragraphs(1).Range.Characters(1).Start Or oRng.Characters.First.Previous = "[" Then

This will be helpful if the string to find is not inside the paragraph.
Besides, I would insert

Code:

On Error Resume Next

at the beginning of the code to prevent error 91 popping up in case the range to find begins the active doc, because in that case the chr before the rng's 1st chr does not exist.

Shelley Lou · #3 05-14-2025, 08:04 AM

Thank you so much Vivka, that has worked perfectly

vivka · #4 05-14-2025, 08:29 AM

You are most welcome! I hope, Greg Maxey wouldn't mind my interfering in his code.

gmaxey · #5 05-14-2025, 08:49 AM

No, I don't mind.

If I understand the problem correctly, this should work as well without need for the other change or On Error Resume Next line:

.Text = "([a-zA-Z0-9/[][!^13]@)([^t:])"

Shelley Lou · #6 05-15-2025, 02:18 AM

Thank you so much

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