Try running the following macro from an empty Word document. Simply edit the entries on the ArrStart & ArrEnd lines to refer to your actual start & end keywords. You can add/delete start & end keywords as necessary. Note that the keyword tests are case-sensitive.
Code:
Sub GetKeyWordStrings()
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Dim strFolder As String, strFile As String, strDocNm As String, wdDoc As Document
Dim ArrStart(), ArrEnd(), i As Long, StrOut As String
ArrStart = Array("StartString1", "StartString2", "StartString3")
ArrEnd = Array("EndString1", "EndString2", "EndString3")
strDocNm = ActiveDocument.FullName
strFolder = GetFolder
If strFolder = "" Then Exit Sub
strFile = Dir(strFolder & "\*.doc", vbNormal)
While strFile <> ""
If strFolder & "\" & strFile <> strDocNm Then
StrOut = StrOut & vbCr & strFile & vbCr
Set wdDoc = Documents.Open(FileName:=strFolder & "\" & strFile, AddToRecentFiles:=False, Visible:=False)
With wdDoc
For i = 0 To UBound(ArrStart)
With .Range
With .Find
.ClearFormatting
.Format = False
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindStop
.MatchWildcards = True
.Text = ArrStart(i) & "*" & ArrEnd(i)
.Execute
End With
Do While .Find.Found
StrOut = StrOut & .Text & vbCr
.Collapse wdCollapseEnd
.Find.Execute
Loop
End With
Next
.Close SaveChanges:=False
End With
End If
strFile = Dir()
Wend
With ActiveDocument.Range
.Text = StrOut
.Characters.First.Delete
End With
Set wdDoc = Nothing
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Function GetFolder() As String
Dim oFolder As Object
GetFolder = ""
Set oFolder = CreateObject("Shell.Application").BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder", 0)
If (Not oFolder Is Nothing) Then GetFolder = oFolder.Items.Item.Path
Set oFolder = Nothing
End Function