Sub Search()
'
' Search Macro
'Option Explicit
Public FSO As Object 'a FileSystemObject
Public oFolder As Object 'the folder object
Public oSubFolder As Object 'the subfolders collection
Public oFiles As Object 'the files object
Dim i As Long, strNm As String, strFnd As String, strFile As String, strList As String
 
Sub FindTextInDocs()
' Minimise screen flickering
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim StrFolder As String
' Browse for the starting folder
StrFolder = Trim(InputBox("What is the Top Folder, "Get Top Folder"))
If StrFolder = "" Then Exit Sub
strFnd = InputBox("What is the string to find?", "File Finder")
If Trim(strFnd) = "" Then Exit Sub
strNm = ActiveDocument.FullName
' Search the top-level folder
Call GetFolder(StrFolder & "\")
' Search the subfolders for more files
Call SearchSubFolders(StrFolder)
' Return control of status bar to Word
Application.StatusBar = ""
' Restore screen updating
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
MsgBox i & " files processed." & vbCr & "Matches with " & strFnd & " found in:" & strList, vbOKOnly
End Sub
 
Function GetTopFolder() As String
GetTopFolder = ""
Set oFolder = CreateObject("Shell.Application").BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder", 0)
If (Not oFolder Is Nothing) Then GetTopFolder = oFolder.Items.Item.Path
Set oFolder = Nothing
End Function
 
Sub SearchSubFolders(strStartPath As String)
If FSO Is Nothing Then Set FSO = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(strStartPath)
Set oSubFolder = oFolder.subfolders
For Each oFolder In oSubFolder
  Set oFiles = oFolder.Files
  ' Search the current folder
  Call GetFolder(oFolder.Path & "\")
  ' Call ourself to see if there are subfolders below
  SearchSubFolders oFolder.Path
Next
End Sub
 
Sub GetFolder(StrFolder As String)
strFile = Dir(StrFolder & "*.doc", vbNormal)
' Process the files in the folder
While strFile <> ""
  ' Update the status bar is just to let us know where we are
  Application.StatusBar = StrFolder & strFile
  i = i + 1
  Call DocTest(StrFolder & strFile)
  strFile = Dir()
Wend
End Sub
 
Sub DocTest(strDoc As String)
Dim Doc As Document
' Open the document
If strDoc <> strNm Then
  Set Doc = Documents.Open(strDoc, AddToRecentFiles:=False, ReadOnly:=True, Format:=wdOpenFormatAuto, Visible:=False)
  With Doc
    With .Range
      With .Find
        .Text = strFnd
        .MatchCase = False
        .MatchAllWordForms = False
        .MatchWholeWord = False
        .Execute
        If .Found Then strList = strList & vbCr & strFile
      End With
    End With
    .Close SaveChanges:=False
  End With
End If
' Let Word do its housekeeping
DoEvents
Set Doc = Nothing
End Sub
End Sub