vb6 replacing text in WinWord Header

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Hi all,

Please can someone help. I have a client using a VB6 built app. At various stages this runs through a Word Document Template and replaces various fields with info from a Database (this is just background info).

They have recently made changes to the header, so now the header contains information that needs to be replaced.

I have searched CodeProject, as well as quite extensively on the net and can't find a valid solution...

The best I can come up with is the below code (which doesn't crash, but it doesn't find the text, even though it IS in the file)...

VB

ActiveDocument.StoryRanges(wdPrimaryHeaderStory).Select

Do While ActiveDocument.StoryRanges(wdPrimaryHeaderStory).Find.Execute("<User_Branch_Tel>") = True

ActiveDocument.StoryRanges(wdPrimaryHeaderStory).Cut
ActiveDocument.StoryRanges(wdPrimaryHeaderStory).InsertAfter "Test"
Loop

Posted 25-Nov-15 22:27pm

craigba

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craigba · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-26T07:31:00

Solution 1

Hi everyone,

After lots of persistence I found the answer:

VB

Set Range = NewApp.ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterFirstPage).Range
    Do While Range.Find.Execute("TextToSearchFor") = True
        Range.Cut
        Range.InsertAfter "TextToReplace"
    Loop

Thanks...

Posted 26-Nov-15 7:31am

craigba