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    Check if file exist contains certain text/value

    I want to search for a file in a specific folder than contains a certain value of text (not full file name), i have the following code that finds the file if use the full path and filename, this work fine.

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    Can anyone help, i have entered test data for the file name for illustration purposes only.
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    Re: Check if file exist contains certain text/value

    Hello db4284,

    The File System Object doesn't recognize wildcards. You can easily do this using VBA.
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    Re: Check if file exist contains certain text/value

    Quote Originally Posted by Leith Ross View Post
    Hello db4284,

    The File System Object doesn't recognize wildcards. You can easily do this using VBA.
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    Many thanks Leith, works perfectly

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