Sub MultiFileAbstractsAndKeywords() ' Paul Beverley - Version 06.03.23 ' Collects all abstracts and keywords from multiple files Dim allMyFiles2(200) As String Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content myExtent = 250 If rng.End - rng.Start > myExtent Then rng.End = rng.Start + myExtent If InStr(LCase(rng.Text), ".doc") = 0 And InStr(LCase(rng.Text), ".rtf") = 0 Then ' If not a file list then open a file in the relevant folder myResponse = MsgBox("Navigate to the required folder; then press 'Cancel'" _ , , "MultiFileAbstractsAndKeywordsn") docCount = Documents.Count Dialogs(wdDialogFileOpen).Show If Documents.Count > docCount Then ActiveDocument.Close dirPath = CurDir() ChDir dirPath ' Read the names of all the files in this directory myFile = Dir(CurDir() & Application.PathSeparator) Documents.Add numFiles = 0 Do While myFile <> "" If InStr(LCase(myFile), ".doc") > 0 Or InStr(LCase(myFile), ".rtf") > 0 Then Selection.TypeText myFile & vbCr numFiles = numFiles + 1 End If myFile = Dir() Loop ' Now sort the file list (only actually needed for Macs) Selection.WholeStory Selection.Sort SortOrder:=wdSortOrderAscending, _ SortFieldType:=wdSortFieldAlphanumeric Selection.EndKey Unit:=wdStory Selection.TypeParagraph Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory Selection.TypeText dirPath ' Go back until you hit myDelimiter Selection.MoveStartUntil cset:=":\", Count:=wdBackward dirName = Selection Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory myResponse = MsgBox("Collect abstracts from ALL the files in this folder:" & dirName _ & " ?", vbQuestion + vbYesNoCancel, "MultiFileAbstractsAndKeywords") If myResponse <> vbYes Then Exit Sub Else myResponse = MsgBox("Accept track changes on just the files listed here?", _ vbQuestion + vbYesNoCancel, "MultiFileAbstractsAndKeywords") If myResponse <> vbYes Then Exit Sub End If ' Pick up the folder name and the filenames from the file list numFiles = 0 myFolder = "" For Each myPara In ActiveDocument.Paragraphs myPara.Range.Select Selection.MoveEnd , -1 lineText = Selection If myFolder = "" Then myFolder = lineText Selection.Collapse wdCollapseEnd Selection.MoveStartUntil cset:=":\", Count:=wdBackward Selection.MoveStart , -1 myDelimiter = Left(Selection, 1) Else thisFile = lineText If Len(thisFile) > 2 Then If Left(thisFile, 1) <> "|" Then numFiles = numFiles + 1 allMyFiles2(numFiles) = thisFile End If End If End If Next myPara Documents.Add Set myList = ActiveDocument.Content For i = 1 To numFiles thisFile = myFolder & myDelimiter & allMyFiles2(i) Set myDoc = Application.Documents.Open(fileName:=thisFile) StatusBar = allMyFiles2(i) DoEvents ActiveDocument.AcceptAllRevisions Set rng = ActiveDocument.Content absPos = InStr(rng.Text, "Abstract") - 1 endPos = InStr(rng.Text, "Keywords") rng.Start = endPos rng.Collapse wdCollapseStart rng.Expand wdParagraph rng.Collapse wdCollapseEnd rng.Expand wdParagraph rng.Start = absPos rng.Copy ActiveWindow.Close SaveChanges:=False Selection.TypeText Text:="Chapter " & Trim(Str$(i)) & vbCr Selection.Paste Selection.TypeText Text:=vbCr Next Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory End Sub