WD2002: VBA Find.Execute ReplaceAll Method Does Not Return the Original Selection (815006)

Sub VBAReplaceTest()

   Selection.Find.Replacement.ClearFormatting
      
      With Selection.Find
         .Text = "^t"
         .Replacement.Text = ""
         .Forward = True
         .Wrap = wdFindAsk
      End With
    
    Selection.Find.Execute Replace:=wdReplaceAll

End Sub

RESOLUTION

Service Pack Information

This problem is corrected in Office XP Service Pack 3.To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Hotfix Information

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Office XP service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date          Time    Size        File name
   -------------------------------------------------------------------
   15-Feb-2003   00:23   5,691,408   Winword.msp     (Client Patch)
   15-Feb-2003   01:05   6,636,568   Winwordff.msp   (Full File Patch)

After the hotfix is installed, the English version of this fix will have the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date          Time    Version       Size         File name
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   14-Feb-2003   20:30   10.0.5011.0   10,603,080   Winword.exe
				

This fix is a post-Office XP Service Pack 2 (SP-2) fix. To install the fix, you must have Office XP SP-2 installed. For additional information about Office XP SP-2, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Additionally, you may have to install Windows Installer 2.0 to install this fix. For additional information about the Windows Installer requirement for post-Office XP SP-2 fixes, click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: