Writing Word Macros, Second Edition

The Execute Method

The Execute method of the Find object actually has a number of parameters that allow an alternative syntax for doing a search and replace. The full syntax of the Execute method is:

FindObject.Execute(FindText, MatchCase, MatchWholeWord, _
	MatchWildcards, MatchSoundsLike, MatchAllWordForms, _
	Forward, Wrap, Format, ReplaceWith, Replace)

For instance, the previous search and replace could have been coded as follows:

	Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
	Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
	Selection.Find.Execute _
	   FindText:="find", _
	   ReplaceWith:="replace", _
	   Forward:=True, _
	   Wrap:=wdFindContinue, _
	   MatchCase:=False, _
	   MatchWholeWord:=False, _
	   MatchWildcards:=False, _
	   MatchSoundsLike:=False, _
	   MatchAllWordForms:=False, _
	   replace:=wdReplaceAll

This syntax seems to be a bit less readable than the previous one, but you may run across it when reading other code.