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    Word macro to find specific text and move entire row

    Hello,

    I am attempting to create a Word macro which would search down a table, and move any row containing the word "denied" into a new table. I have no experience with VBA, other than using the recording function to create macros. Using the recording method, I have gotten as far as splitting the table and finding the text, but I can't get it to move to the new table, and having it repeat would be beyond me. I have found examples of some code on websites, but they're always associated with Excel. My table looks like this:

    2001-12-19 CLARK COUNTY, NV BURGLARY AND THEFT.
    2004-02-15 MACOMB COUNTY, MI WATER AND FREEZING DAMAGE. DENIED.
    2005-06-21 ORANGE COUNTY, CA EARTHQUAKE PROTECTION. BURGLARY AND THEFT. DENIED.
    2006-04-04 WARRICK COUNTY, IN PERMITTED ADDITIONS. WATER AND FREEZING DAMAGE.
    2006-05-24 STARK COUNTY, OH BURGLARY AND THEFT. INOPERATIVE ALARM. DENIED.

    The desired result would be the original table has the rows removed one by one, and placed in the new table in the order they were removed (thus remaining chronological), so it would appear as this:

    original table
    2001-12-19 CLARK COUNTY, NV BURGLARY AND THEFT.
    2006-04-04 WARRICK COUNTY, IN PERMITTED ADDITIONS. WATER AND FREEZING DAMAGE.


    second table
    2004-02-15 MACOMB COUNTY, MI WATER AND FREEZING DAMAGE. DENIED.
    2005-06-21 ORANGE COUNTY, CA EARTHQUAKE PROTECTION. BURGLARY AND THEFT. DENIED.
    2006-05-24 STARK COUNTY, OH BURGLARY AND THEFT. INOPERATIVE ALARM. DENIED.

    Any assistance with the coding or which functions to start with to create the code would be greatly appreciated.

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    Cross-posted at: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...e-entire-row-t
    Please read VBA Express' policy on Cross-Posting in Rule 3: http://www.vbaexpress.com/forum/faq...._new_faq_item3
    Cheers
    Paul Edstein
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    Knowledge Base Approver VBAX Guru macropod's Avatar
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    Try:
    Sub Demo()
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Dim TblRng As Range, TmpRng As Range
    With ActiveDocument.Tables(1)
      Set TblRng = .Range: Set TmpRng = .Range
      With .Range
        With .Find
          .ClearFormatting
          .Replacement.ClearFormatting
          .Text = "DENIED"
          .Replacement.Text = ""
          .Forward = True
          .Format = False
          .Wrap = wdFindStop
          .MatchCase = True
          .MatchWholeWord = True
          .MatchWildcards = False
          .MatchSoundsLike = False
          .MatchAllWordForms = False
          .Execute
        End With
        Do While .Find.Found
          If .InRange(TblRng) Then
            TmpRng.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
            TmpRng.FormattedText = .Rows(1).Range.FormattedText
            .Rows(1).Delete
          End If
          .Find.Execute
        Loop
      End With
      If .Rows.Count > TblRng.Rows.Count Then
        .Split .Rows(TblRng.Rows.Count + 1)
      End If
    End With
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    End Sub
    Note: the above code assumes you're processing just the first table in the document; if it's a different table, change the 1 in .Tables(1) to suit.
    Cheers
    Paul Edstein
    [Fmr MS MVP - Word]

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    This worked perfectly. Thanks so much!

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