Dear Raghu,
Plwase try it..
Dim j As Long
Dim fldpath
Dim fld, fil, subfld As Object
Sub search_workbooks()
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'********************* to get file names in folder
Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker).Title = "Choose Folder"
Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker).Show
fldpath =
Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker).SelectedItems(1) & "\"
Set fso = CreateObject("scripting.filesystemobject")
Set fld = fso.getfolder(fldpath)
getnames fld
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Sub getnames(ByRef prntfld)
For Each fil In prntfld.Files
j = Sheets(1).Range("A65356").End(xlUp).Row + 1
' WILL SEARCH only excel files
If UCase(Right(fil.Path, 4)) = UCase(".xls") Or UCase(Right(fil.Path, 5)) =
UCase(".xlsx") Then
Set swa = Application.Workbooks.Open(fil.Path)
Windows(fil.Name).Visible = False
For Each wk In swa.Worksheets
Set a = Nothing
Set a = wk.Cells.Find(What:="*" & ThisWorkbook.Sheets("File
Names").Range("c2").Value & "*", After:=wk.Cells(1, 1), _
LookIn:=xlFormulas, LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, _
SearchDirection:=xlNext, MatchCase:=False)
If Not a Is Nothing Then
r = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("File Names").Range("a65356").End(xlUp).Row + 1
ThisWorkbook.Sheets("File Names").Cells(r, 1).Value = fil.Path
ThisWorkbook.Sheets("File Names").Cells(r, 2).Value = Right(fil.Name,
Len(fil.Name) - InStrRev(fil.Name, ".") + 1)
ThisWorkbook.Sheets("File Names").Cells(r, 3).Value = Left(fil.Name,
InStrRev(fil.Name, ".") - 1)
Exit For
End If
Next wk
Windows(fil.Name).Visible = True
swa.Close
End If
Next fil
For Each subfld In prntfld.SubFolders
getnames subfld
Next subfld
End Sub
On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 11:20 PM, raghu gr <balaji.bra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi all,
>
> how to find a text in folder.
>
> Example - suppose in 1 folder there are 40 excel files, if i want find a
> text "apple" is in which file (as it becomes tedious to open each and every
> file and use ctrl +F option).
>
>
> with regards
> raghu
>
>
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