word vba Search files for string and save found filenames to new textfile

equalizer88 · #1 05-09-2016, 07:36 AM

Ok, figured out problem was difference between Select and Range properties. I was missing the wdDoc.Select inside the With wdDoc loop. That is why the search was not looking in external files.

So why does the Range Object With .Range.Find not require specifying the external file? (Such as wdDoc.Range)

Code:

    While strFile <> ""
        Set wdDoc = Documents.Open(FileName:=strFolder & "\" & strFile, AddToRecentFiles:=False, ReadOnly:=True, Visible:=False)
        With wdDoc
            Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'  **************************
 wdDoc.Select 'this was missing line 
' ***************************
     Selection.HomeKey Unit:=wdStory     ' It starts the search from the start of the document.
            'With .Range.Find 
' ****************************************
' if .Range.Find is used then no selection of WdDoc is required
'*****************************************
            With Selection.Find
              '.ClearFormatting
              .Forward = True
              .Wrap = wdFindContinue
              .Format = False
              .MatchCase = False
              .MatchWholeWord = False
              .MatchWildcards = False
             '.MatchSoundsLike = False
              .MatchAllWordForms = False
              .Text = "first"
              .Execute 'Replace:=wdReplaceAll
          'If .Found = True Then
            If Selection.Find.Found = True Then
                Print #DestFileNum, wdDoc.Name
            End If
           End With
        .Close SaveChanges:=False
        End With
        strFile = Dir()
    Wend
 ......

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