WD97: FileFind Command Does Not Open Advanced Find Dialog Box

ID: Q181106

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

The Visual Basic for Applications Dialogs(wdDialogFileFind).Show command opens the Open dialog box, but it does not display the Advanced Find dialog box.

CAUSE

The FileFind command has limited functionality. The Find File dialog box used in earlier versions of Word has been replaced by the Advanced Find feature in Word versions 7.x and later.

RESOLUTION

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To use the Advanced Find feature, use the FileSearch property with the PropertyTests collection object to set or retrieve Advanced Find values.

For more information about FileSearch and PropertyTests, click the Office Assistant in the Visual Basic Editor, type FileSearch PropertyTests, click Search, and then click to view the "FileSearch Object" or "PropertyTests Collection Object" topic.

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q176476 OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words: wordcon FindFile fileopen

Keywords : kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo