Article ID: 181106
Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q181106
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used in earlier versions of Word has been replaced by the Advanced Find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:
176476 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:
163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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