Find/Replace in Word application

Hi,

I've to replace some predefined text in a Word document. I''ve tried both Application.ActiveDocument.Content.Find.Execute and Application.Selection.Find.Execute but to no avail. I always get an error Method Execute of object Find failed.

Please help me out.

TIA,
Rajiv

Welcome to forums!

Could you post the code which you have? so that we can understand clearly to help you.

Anyway, here is the find and replace routine for you.

VB Code:

Public Function ReplaceString(sFind As String, sReplace As String, _
                            rngRange As Range, Optional fWildCards As Boolean = False, _
                            Optional fCase As Boolean = False, Optional bWholeWord As Boolean)
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
' Purpose: Function to be used for all global replaces in this template.
    On Error GoTo xErrorHandler
    With rngRange.Find
        .ClearFormatting
        .Replacement.ClearFormatting
        .Text = sFind
        .Replacement.Text = sReplace
        .Forward = True
        .Wrap = wdFindStop
        .MatchWildcards = fWildCards
        .MatchCase = fCase
        .Format = False
        .MatchWholeWord = False
        .Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
    End With
    '**Clear out the Find parameters
    Call ResetFind
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Exit Function
 
xErrorHandler:
    If Err <> 0 Then
        MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical, "ReplaceString - " & CStr(Err.Number)
    End If
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Function
 
Public Function ResetFind()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With Selection.Find
    .ClearFormatting
    .Replacement.ClearFormatting
    .Text = ""
    .Replacement.Text = ""
    .Forward = True
    .Wrap = wdFindContinue
    .Format = False
    .MatchCase = False
    .MatchWholeWord = False
    .MatchWildcards = False
    .MatchSoundsLike = False
    .MatchAllWordForms = False
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Function

You can call this function as:

VB Code:

call ReplaceString("System", "Computer", Activedocument.Range)

This example will replace "System" with "Computer" in the active document.
I hope this will help you.

Whenever you need to know how to do something in most VBA apps, you can record a macro doing your needed task. Then check the module code in the VBA IDE for the generated code. :)

In fact i'm doing the same. Following is my code


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VB Code:

Private Sub ReplaceInMemo(ByRef wRange As Word.Range, ByVal sFind As String, ByVal sReplace As String)
    'Replace string <sFind> with <sReplace> in the template
    
    With wRange.Find
        .Text = sFind
        .Replacement.Text = sReplace
        .Forward = True
        .Wrap = wdFindContinue
        .Format = False
        .MatchCase = False
        .MatchWholeWord = False
        .MatchWildcards = False
        .MatchSoundsLike = False
        .MatchAllWordForms = False
    End With
    wRange.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll
        
    wRange.Find.ClearFormatting
    wRange.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
End Sub

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But now my application just crashes. If i run it from the IDE then the IDE itself crashes and the Error reporting message of Windows comes.

This is how i call the Sub.
ReplaceInMemo wMemo.Range, "<PACKAGE_NUMBER>", strPckName

wMemo is a Word.Document object.

Please post your vb code inside vb code tags. So that it will be easier to read/understand.

The code which you posted works fine for me. I haven't get any errors. Are you working in vb or word vba?

Quote:

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ReplaceInMemo wMemo.Range, "<PACKAGE_NUMBER>", strPckName

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How you declared the wMemo? Show us the code.

It might be error on that.

Hm, One possibility might be your use of Find.Text. I'm not sure whether this works for Ranges or not. You may wish to put the "FindText:=" in the Execute command.
Or even move the Execute command inside the With so that it picks up all the other properties?

Worth a try.

zaza

Hi,

I am using the following now.

VB Code:

wRange.Find.Execute FindText:=sFind, Forward:=True, Wrap:=wdFindContinue, Format:=False, ReplaceWith:=sReplace, Replace:=wdReplaceAll
 
    wRange.Find.ClearFormatting
    wRange.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting

But i get a run time error '-2147023113 (800706f7)' saying Method 'Execute' of object 'Find' failed.

Btw wMemo has been declared as Word.Document and i'm using VB6 SP6.