Set the color of a table cell depending on the content

Question

I'm trying to write a VBA code in MS Word 2016 in order to fill cells containing a certain string ("–" in my case). I have tried something like this:

Sub CellsColorFill()
    Dim tTable As Table
    Dim cCell As Cell

    For Each tTable In ActiveDocument.Range.Tables
        For Each cCell In tTable.Range.Cells
            If cCell.Range = "-" Then
                Selection.Shading.Texture = wdTextureNone
                Selection.Shading.ForegroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic
                Selection.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = -603923969
            End If
        Next
    Next
    Set oCell = Nothing
    Set tTable = Nothing
End Sub

However, for some reason, it has no effect when executed. How could this task be done?

Answer 1

Note - It is good to have Option Explicit at the top of the module to help you point out undeclared variable. oCell is not declared and I assume it's a typo of cCell

To check if a string contains a certain string, you can use InStr to check if returns a non-0 value (0 means not found)

Option Explicit

Sub CellsColorFill()
    Dim tTable As Table
    Dim cCell As Cell

    For Each tTable In ActiveDocument.Range.Tables
        For Each cCell In tTable.Range.Cells
            If InStr(cCell.Range.Text, "-") <> 0 Then
                cCell.Shading.Texture = wdTextureNone
                cCell.Shading.ForegroundPatternColor = wdColorAutomatic
                cCell.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = -603923969
            End If
        Next
    Next
End Sub