Routine to search text files and list the file found and the lines the matches are found on.

Try this

Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click()

End Sub
Private Sub Readfile(ByVal Filename As String, ByVal matchstring As String)
    Dim ff As Integer, s As String, arr, i As Long
       
    ff = FreeFile
    Open Filename For Binary Access Read Lock Read Write As #ff
    s = Space$(LOF(ff))
    Get #ff, , s
    Close ff
   
    Debug.Print Filename
    arr = Split(s, vbCrLf)
    For i = 1 To UBound(arr)
        If (InStr(1, ucase(arr(i - 1)), ucase(matchstring))) Then
            Debug.Print "Line " & i + 1 & ": " & arr(i - 1)
        End If
    Next
   
    Erase arr
End Sub

Create a new project and add a class.  To the form, add a commandbutton, label and a textbox.  For the textbox, set the MultiLine property to true and the Scrollbars property to 3 (both).  Paste the code below into the appropriate area as labeled:

Change the call to the searchFiles sub in Command1_Click to meet your needs.

Regards,

Idle_Mind

' --------------------------------------------------------
' Class1
' --------------------------------------------------------
Public fileName As String
Public lineNumbers As Collection
Public lines As Collection

Private Sub Class_Initialize()
    Set lineNumbers = New Collection
    Set lines = New Collection
End Sub

' --------------------------------------------------------
' Form1
' --------------------------------------------------------
Option Explicit

Private matches As Collection

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Label1.Caption = ""
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim match As Class1
    Dim lineNumber As Variant
   
    Set matches = New Collection
    searchFiles "C:\Documents and Settings\Michael\My Documents\1 VB Code\", "*.txt", "test"
    Text1.Text = ""
    For Each match In matches
        Text1.Text = Text1.Text & match.fileName & vbCrLf
        For Each lineNumber In match.lineNumbers
            Text1.Text = Text1.Text & "Line " & lineNumber & ": " & match.lines.Item(CStr(lineNumber)) & vbCrLf
        Next
        Text1.Text = Text1.Text & vbCrLf
    Next
    Label1.Caption = matches.Count & " file(s) with matches found"
End Sub

Private Sub searchFiles(ByVal basePath As String, ByVal filter As String, ByVal value As String)
    Dim curFile As String
    Dim subdir As Variant
    Dim subDirs As Collection
    Dim ff As Integer
    Dim inputLine As String
    Dim lineNumber As Long
    Dim match As Class1
   
    curFile = Dir(basePath & filter)
    Do While curFile <> ""
        Label1.Caption = basePath & curFile
        Set match = Nothing
        lineNumber = 0
        ff = FreeFile
        Open basePath & curFile For Input As #ff
        While Not EOF(ff)
            lineNumber = lineNumber + 1
            Line Input #ff, inputLine
            If InStr(LCase(inputLine), LCase(value)) > 0 Then
                If match Is Nothing Then
                    Set match = New Class1
                    match.fileName = basePath & curFile
                End If
                match.lineNumbers.Add lineNumber
                match.lines.Add inputLine, CStr(lineNumber)
            End If
            DoEvents
        Wend
        Close #ff
        If Not (match Is Nothing) Then
            matches.Add match
        End If
       
        DoEvents
        curFile = Dir()
    Loop
   
    ' build subDirs collection
    Set subDirs = New Collection
    curFile = Dir(basePath, vbDirectory)
    Do
        If curFile <> "" Then
            If (GetAttr(basePath & curFile) And vbDirectory) = vbDirectory Then
                If curFile <> "." And curFile <> ".." Then
                    subDirs.Add basePath & curFile & "\"
                End If
            End If
        End If
        DoEvents
        curFile = Dir()
    Loop While curFile <> ""
   
    ' recurse into each subdir
    For Each subdir In subDirs
        searchFiles subdir, filter, value
    Next
End Sub

SCDMETA  

This is the answer which proves most useful.

Thank you

Ted

< Sighs >

>> Could anyone point me to a (preferably vb script) routine or code for this?

For future reference tcalbaz...

If you are going to ask a question in a PROGRAMMING topic area asking for code, then at least give those who gave you actual code some Assist points if you accept a non coding solution.

No offense meant to SCDMETA as WinGrep looks like a great utitlity.

=)

~IM