WD97: Macro to Find Tables in Word Documents

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The following Visual Basic macro finds each table in a Word document

   Sub FindTables()
      Dim iResponse As Integer
      Dim tTable As Table
      'If any tables exist, loop through each table in collection.
      For Each tTable In ActiveDocument.Tables
         tTable.Select
         iResponse = MsgBox("Table found. Find next?", 68)
         If response = vbNo Then Exit For 'User chose to leave search.
      Next
      MsgBox prompt:="Search Complete.", buttons:=vbInformation
   End Sub
				

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