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Q181106: WD97: FileFind Command Does Not Open Advanced Find Dialog Box

Article: Q181106
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta kbdtacode word97
Last Modified: 13-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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earlier versions of Word has been replaced by the Advanced Find feature in Word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" (without
the quotation marks), 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
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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

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Keywords          : kbdta kbdtacode word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Issue type        : kbinfo

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