How can I apply a VBA macro to multiple docx files? - vba

Question

I would like to apply a VBA Macro to multiple docx files. My macro find a text with a specific font and then hide it.
This is the macro that works when you execute it on a single docx file :
Sub color()
Dim Rng As Range
Dim Fnd As Boolean
G:
Set Rng = ActiveDocument.Range
Rng.Find.ClearFormatting
Rng.Find.Font.color = RGB(191, 191, 191)
Rng.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
With Rng.Find
.Text = ""
.Replacement.Text = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = True
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
.Execute
Fnd = .Found
End With
If Fnd = True Then
With Rng
.MoveStart wdWord, 0
.Select
With .Font
.Hidden = True
End With
End With
GoTo G
End If
End Sub
And I've found a macro on a forum that can loop on all files in a folder and I've combined to mine :
Sub Documentos()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim strFolder As String, strFile As String, strDocNm As String, wdDoc As Document
strDocNm = ActiveDocument.FullName: strFolder = GetFolder
If strFolder = "" Then Exit Sub
strFile = Dir(strFolder & "\*.docx", vbNormal)
While strFile <> ""
If strFolder & "\" & strFile <> strDocNm Then
Set wdDoc = Documents.Open(FileName:=strFolder & "\" & strFile, AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
With wdDoc
Dim Rng As Range
Dim Fnd As Boolean
G:
Set Rng = ActiveDocument.Range
Rng.Find.ClearFormatting
Rng.Find.Font.color = RGB(191, 191, 191)
Rng.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
With Rng.Find
.Text = ""
.Replacement.Text = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = True
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchWildcards = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
.Execute
Fnd = .Found
End With
If Fnd = True Then
With Rng
.MoveStart wdWord, 0
.Select
With .Font
.Hidden = True
End With
End With
GoTo G
End If
.Close SaveChanges:=True
End With
End If
strFile = Dir()
Wend
Set wdDoc = Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Function GetFolder() As String
Dim oFolder As Object
GetFolder = ""
Set oFolder = CreateObject("Shell.Application").BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder", 0)
If (Not oFolder Is Nothing) Then GetFolder = oFolder.Items.Item.Path
Set oFolder = Nothing
End Function
When I execute this macro, I opens the document but does nothing.
Can someone help to combine them ?

Answer 1

I guess it's because of Set Rng = ActiveDocument.Range. in the loop you set Rng to active document. open a file doesn't make it activated automatically. And I see you have already assigned the opened file to wdDoc. Maybe use 'Set Rng = .Range' instead. see if it works for you.

Answer 2

Use the tools already built into Word.
A much simpler route to do that same effect is to create a Word character style with gray shading and apply that to all text that is to have a grey background. Then you can change all instances to a clear background by simply changing the style definition:
Sub ChangeShadedTextStyle()
ActiveDocument.Styles("Shaded Text").Font.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic
End Sub