WD98: FileFind Command Does Not Open Advanced Find Dialog Box

ID: Q181107

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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 The Find File dialog box used in earlier versions of Word has been replaced by the Advanced Find feature.

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, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, 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 Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q120802
   TITLE     : Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office
               Program or Component

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vba FindFile fileopen

Keywords          : kbcode kbmacro kbdta macword98 
Platform          : MACINTOSH
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999