Removing Pictures from Multiple Files

I found a way to remove images in multiple documents:

Use this code:

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Public Sub BatchReplaceAll()

Dim FirstLoop As Boolean
Dim myFile As String
Dim PathToUse As String
Dim myDoc As Document
Dim Response As Long
Dim rngStory As Word.Range

PathToUse = InputBox("Enter path to the documents:", _
"BatchReplaceAll", _
"C:\ put here the adress with the documents")
If PathToUse = "" Then Exit Sub
If Right(PathToUse, 1) <> "\" Then PathToUse = PathToUse & "\"

'Error handler to handle error generated whenever
'the FindReplace dialog is closed

On Error Resume Next

'Close all open documents before beginning

Documents.Close SaveChanges:=wdPromptToSaveChanges

'Boolean expression to test whether first loop
'This is used so that the FindReplace dialog will
'only be displayed for the first document

FirstLoop = True

'Set the directory and type of file to batch process

myFile = Dir$(PathToUse & "*.doc")

While myFile <> ""

'Open document
Set myDoc = Documents.Open(PathToUse & myFile)

If FirstLoop Then

'Display dialog on first loop only
'The Show method includes text in headers and footers.

Dialogs(wdDialogEditReplace).Show

FirstLoop = False

Response = MsgBox("Do you want to process " & _
"the rest of the files in this folder", vbYesNo)
If Response = vbNo Then Exit Sub

Else

'On subsequent loops (files), a ReplaceAll is
'executed with the original settings and without
'displaying the dialog box again. The Execute method
'does not automatically include headers and footers,
'so they must be searched explicitly.

For Each rngStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
Do
rngStory.Select
With Dialogs(wdDialogEditReplace)
.ReplaceAll = 1
.Execute
End With
Set rngStory = rngStory.NextStoryRange
Loop Until rngStory Is Nothing
Next
End If

'Close the modified document after saving changes

myDoc.Close SaveChanges:=wdSaveChanges

'Next file in folder

myFile = Dir$()

Wend

End Sub

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>>>>>> Don't forget to edit the code with the adress documents <<<<<<

Execute the code, then in the option "Find what:" you write "^g" to find the images; The option "Replace with" dont write nothing.

Now just click in "Replace All"

Done!

Questions: gbr2012@hotmail.com

The macro StripGraphics will not work in current versions of Word because as Stephen has said, the statement Application.FileSearch is not available in Word versions 2007 and above. It raises the error 5111.

The macro could be modified using Dir statements and recursive programming and while it will then perform as intended it would be unwise to use on 44,000 files. The macro will have a large run time, of the order of tens of minutes or longer, during which a faulty file could cause the run to abort at an unspecified file. To overcome this, file names should be logged by the macro as they are modified so that the run could be re-started. Furthermore, rather than attempt to modify all files in the one run it would be safer to batch the runs by project, assuming that each project consists of a master project folder and sub folders.

The files will retain the created date but the last modified date will be set to today’s date. This may cause issues when sorting files by date as it will most likely be in a different order to that previously. It is possible in VBA to read a file’s last modified date then re-apply to the re-saved file but this adds another level of complexity to the macro.

The solution is just what I need; however, I've got an error message: "Run time error 5111: This command is not available on this platform."

I'm using Office 2010 with Windows 10

This Microsoft page reports that Application.FileSearch was removed from Office 2007 on and recommends using FileSystemObject instead:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj229903.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

"The Application.FileSearch was removed in Office 2007. If accessed, this property will return an error. To work around this issue, use the FileSystemObject to recursively search directories to find specific files."