Searching contents of a file

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Anthony

Hi

I currently have a form that searches my entire harddrive for a file and
returns back the path of all the files that it finds.
I would like to take this procedure a step furthure. I would like to be able
to search the contents of all my files in my computer and
perhaps store it in a table in access.
The files I would be working with would be excel,word,pdf,text and perhaps a
couple of other formats.
Can this be done in access.

Thanks
 
T

Tom Wickerath

Hi Anthony,

Yes, you can do this with Access. I have a sample database that was created
by a co-worker at the company that I work at, which does this task. However,
you might find it easier to simply download a copy of "Karen's Directory
Printer". The search results can be written to a text file, which can then be
easily imported into Access if you want.

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp

This tool is free, and Karen includes her source code as well. You need to
have a copy of the VB6 run-time file installed.

Tom
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Hi

I currently have a form that searches my entire harddrive for a file and
returns back the path of all the files that it finds. I would like to take
this procedure a step furthur. I would like to be able to search the contents
of all my files in my computer and perhaps store it in a table in access. The
files I would be working with would be excel, word, pdf, text and perhaps a
couple of other formats. Can this be done in access.

Thanks
 
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