Find Method

Searches for an unfiltered value and returns True if it is found.

Syntax

expression**.Find(Field, Test, Value, Next, MatchCase, TestID)**

*expression   *Optional. An expression that returns an Application object.

Field Required String. The name of the field to search.

comparison strings

Comparison string Description
"equals" The value of Field equals Value.
"does not equal" The value of Field does not equal Value.
"is greater than" The value of Field is greater than Value.
"is greater than or equal to" The value of Field is greater than or equal to Value.
"is less than" The value of Field is less than Value.
"is less than or equal to" The value of Field is less than or equal to Value.
"is within" The value of Field is within Value.
"is not within" The value of Field is not within Value.
"contains" Field contains Value.
"does not contain" Field does not contain Value.
"contains exactly" Field exactly contains Value.

Value Required String. The value to compare with the value of the field specified with Field.

Next    Optional Boolean. True if Project searches down for the next occurrence of matching search criteria. False if the program searches up for the next occurrence. The default value is True.

MatchCase    Optional Boolean. True if the search is case-sensitive. The default value is False.

TestID    Optional Boolean.

Remarks

Using the Find method without specifying any arguments displays the Find dialog box.

Example

The following example finds the next task with highest priority.

Sub FindFirstID
    Find Field:="Priority", Test:="equals", Value:="Highest"
End Sub

Applies to | Application Object

See Also | EditGoto Method | FilterEdit Method | Filters Method | FindFile Method | FindNext Method | FindPrevious Method | Replace Method | Sort Method