Modify keyword in multiple files

[Abbas]

Hi,

Suppose that you have 500 .doc files some of these
contains the word "bus". You want to change the word "bus"
into "car". You don't know which files contains the
word "bus".

The question is, what is the fastest way to perform the
task?
Is it possible with some scripting?
Would it be easier if it were .html?

Thanks,

Abbas

 

[Cindy Meister -WordMVP-]

Hi Abbas,

Suppose that you have 500 .doc files some of these
contains the word "bus". You want to change the word "bus"
into "car". You don't know which files contains the
word "bus".

The question is, what is the fastest way to perform the
task?
Is it possible with some scripting?

Yes. The VBA code would have to open each file and perform
Find/Replace.

Would it be easier if it were .html?

Faster for the script to execute, anyway. Wouldn't have to be
done with Word VBA. And no problems with possible dialog
boxes interrupting execution.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jan
24 2003)
http://www.mvps.org/word

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Hi Abbas,

See the article "How to Find & ReplaceAll on a Batch of Documents in the
Same Folder" at:

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/BatchFR.htm

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benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP