WD97: How to Return Only the File Name Using the FileSearch Property

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NOTE: The FileSearch property is not available on the Macintosh platform. Use the FileFind property instead to search for files on the Macintosh.

      Sub RemovePaths()
      With Application.FileSearch
         .NewSearch
         ' Set primary folder to search.
         .LookIn = "C:\My Documents"
         ' Search sub folders of primary search folder.
         .SearchSubFolders = True
         ' Search for only Word documents.
         .FileName = "*.doc"
         .MatchAllWordForms = True
         .FileType = msoFileTypeWordDocuments
         ' Execute search.
         If .Execute() > 0 Then
            MsgBox "There were " & .FoundFiles.Count & " file(s) found."
            ' Create new document to list found files.
            Documents.Add
            For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
               ' Extract filename from full path and insert into document.
               Selection.TypeText Text:=Dir(.FoundFiles(i), vbDirectory) _
               & Chr(13)
            Next i
         Else
            MsgBox "There were no files found."
         End If
      End With
   End Sub

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