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Old 08-04-2009, 12:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
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EEK! Word Macro- To skip a set/particular word.

Hi
i want the macros to skip inserting THE before TABLE. is it possible?
Thanks in advance

Sally

Sample data is
UNO
ROCK
ROLLING
TABLE
ROLL
RAMS

Code is
Sub TheBeforeAcronym()
Dim myRange As Range
Dim orng As Range
Dim rslt As VbMsgBoxResult
Set myRange = ActiveDocument.Range
With myRange.FInd
.Text = "<([A-Z]{3,})>"
.MatchWildcards = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
.Forward = True
While .Execute
myRange.Select
Set orng = myRange.Duplicate
orng.Move wdCharacter, -5
orng.MoveEnd wdCharacter, 4
If Not orng.Text = "the " Then
rslt = Msgbox(Prompt:="Add 'the' before this acronym?", Buttons:=vbYesNoCancel)
If rslt = vbCancel Then Exit Sub
If rslt = vbYes Then
Selection.InsertBefore "the "
myRange.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
End If
End If
myRange.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
Wend
End With
Set myRange = Nothing
End Sub
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