What replaced the Application.FileSearch for Word?

[StephenW]

I have a macro which has been using the Application.FileSearch to find some
files, but when I try to run this macro in Word2007 I get the 5111 error -
"This command not availible on this platform".

How do I now search a directory for files in MSWord2007?

 

[Karl E. Peterson]

I have a macro which has been using the Application.FileSearch to find some
files, but when I try to run this macro in Word2007 I get the 5111 error -
"This command not availible on this platform".

How do I now search a directory for files in MSWord2007?

Sounds like you might actually have to use VBA for that. (Don't listen to those
who'll urge FSO!)

Here's a drop-in class that works pretty well:

http://vb.mvps.org/samples/DirDrill

 

[StephenW]

The macro, actually a collection of macros, are written in VBA for Word. It
also uses some Excel code. I thought that maybe I was missing my reference
to the Excel object library, but when I check the reference dialoge the MS
Excel 11.0 Object Library is checked. I can not find a reference for an
Excel 12.0 Object Library in the list. There are MS Word 12.0 and MS Office
12.0 Object Libray references and I have both selected. I mention this
because the Application.FileSearch object still shows up under Excel in the
object browser.

I can't believe that got rid of this type of search form inside a program in
Word with out some type of replacement.
Thanks for your Help
Steve

 

[Karl E. Peterson]

I can't believe that got rid of this type of search form inside a program in
Word with out some type of replacement.

Sadly, that *is* the general direction Microsoft is headed...

The marketing term for it is, "churn." (See my sig.)