VBA MS Word - refer to table in document header

CNorth

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Hi

I am relatively new to VBA and would be grateful for some help to refer a table in the document header. The code immediately below works fine but when I add this code to a for each loop it generates the runtime error 5941 " the requested member of the collection does not exist" at the .Range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 2).Range.Text = "test" line. The purpose of the code is to loop through each Word file in a folder, insert text into some fields of a table in the document header, and save the changes.

This works

VBA Code:
With ActiveDocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary)
.Range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 2).Range.Text = "test"
'etc
End With



This does not work

VBA Code:
Sub Test()
Dim FSO As Object

Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.filesystemobject")

Dim folder As Object

Dim fpath As String

Dim myFile As Object

Dim strFileExt As String

strFileExt = ".docx"



Dim strSearch2 As String

Dim strSearch1 As String

Dim lngPosition1 As Long

Dim lngPosition2 As Long



'Returns lngPosition1 of first space

lngPosition1 = InStr(ActiveDocument.Name, " ")

strSearch1 = Left(ActiveDocument.Name, lngPosition1)



'Returns lngPosition1 of last full stop

lngPosition2 = InStrRev(ActiveDocument.Name, ".")

strSearch2 = Left(ActiveDocument.Name, lngPosition2)



Set fDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)

fDialog.Title = "Select a folder"

fDialog.InitialFileName = "G:\.........”

If fDialog.Show = -1 Then

fpath = fDialog.SelectedItems(1)

Set folder = FSO.GetFolder(fpath)

End If

For Each myFile In folder.Files

If InStr(1, myFile.Name, strFileExt, vbTextCompare) > 0 Then

Documents.Open (myFile)

With activedocument.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary)
.Range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 2).Range.Text = "test"
'etc.
End With

Exit For
End If
Next
End Sub

Any help would be really appreciated.

Caroline
 

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Have you established that the document concerned actually has a table in the primary header with 2 cells on the table's first row?

PS: Not that you're actually using it, all this:
VBA Code:
Dim strSearch2 As String
Dim strSearch1 As String
Dim lngPosition1 As Long
Dim lngPosition2 As Long
'Returns lngPosition1 of first space
lngPosition1 = InStr(ActiveDocument.Name, " ")
strSearch1 = Left(ActiveDocument.Name, lngPosition1)
'Returns lngPosition1 of last full stop
lngPosition2 = InStrRev(ActiveDocument.Name, ".")
strSearch2 = Left(ActiveDocument.Name, lngPosition2)
could be reduced to:
VBA Code:
Dim strSearch2 As String
Dim strSearch1 As String
strSearch1 = Split(ActiveDocument.Name, " ")(0)
strSearch2 = Split(ActiveDocument.Name, ".")(0)
 
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Thanks for the tip to reduce the code using split.

It does have a table in the header with three rows and two columns. If i use the code at the top as a macro on its own, it works. However, if I put the same code inside the rest of the macro it does not recognise the table for some reason.
 
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Try:
VBA Code:
Sub Demo()
Dim FSO As Object, StrPth As String, StrNm As String
Dim myFile As Object, Doc As Document
Const strFileExt As String = ".docx"
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.filesystemobject")
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
  .Title = "Select a folder"
  If .Show = -1 Then StrPth = FSO.GetFolder(.SelectedItems(1))
End With
StrNm = Dir(StrPth & "\*" & strFileExt, vbNormal)
'process all files in the source folder
Do While StrNm <> ""
  Set Doc = Documents.Open(FileName:=StrPth & "\" & StrNm, AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
  With Doc
    .Sections.First.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 2).Range.Text = "test"
    .Close SaveChanges:=True
  End With
  StrNm = Dir()
Loop
End Sub
 
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Solution
Thanks for looking into this. I tried the code above and unfortunately it generates the same 5941 error "the requested member of the collection does not exist" at
VBA Code:
.Sections.First.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Tables(1).Cell(1, 2).Range.Text = "test"
.
 
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It works for me - with multiple documents. I can only conclude the code is trying to process a document that lacks a table in the primary header or, if it has one, that table either:
• lacks two cells in the first row; or,
• if it has two or more cells, the first cell is merged horizontally.
You might try:
VBA Code:
.Sections.First.Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Tables(1).Range.Cells(2).Range.Text = "test"
which will populate whatever is the physical second cell in the table (if there is one)
 
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After including an additional to insert a table during the procedure and then insert text into the new table, I finally realised the document header settings were set to 'different first page'. I hadn't even thought to scroll to check the rest of the headers. Thank you so much for your help, the code you provided works brilliantly!
 
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