Search Word Doc without automation

[ormsk]

Using VB6, I want to give users the ability to search a folder that contains .doc files that have certain words, specified by the user contained in them. However, I wanted to do this without automation.

I thought about opening the .doc as a text file and searching for text, but of course Word will have various strings in there regarding formatting and may return a doc that does not have that word in there as pure text.

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[JoeAtWork]

If it's always in the same folder(s), Microsoft's indexing service may be your solution.

 

[ormsk]

I will be creating a front end that allows users to enter a series of words, with an AND and an OR option, along with other searchable criteria.

This will return a list of documents along with the number of occurrences of the entered word(s), so it something I want to develop. Also, there are other applications I will be developing which could incorporate similar functionality.

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[JoeAtWork]

From what you have told me, I believe you can use indexing service. But as per my first comment, will these documents always be in the same folder(s)?