Reading Word files and search for key words

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Hi guys,

Here is what I am trying to do: search through a folder and it’s subfolders to find the Word files in it; then search for key words in each of the Word file and link those key words to my excel file. The final product would look like:

<file1 name> <link to file1> <link to key word> <link to key word>…
<file2 name> <link to file2> <link to key word> <link to key word>…
…….
I found a code by austenr:

Sub SrchForFiles()
' Searches the selected folders and sub folders for files with the specified
'extension. .xls, .doc, .ppt, etc.
'A new worksheet is produced called "File Search Results". You can click on the link and go directly
'to the file you need.
Dim i As Long, z As Long, Rw As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim y As Variant
Dim fLdr As String, Fil As String, FPath As String

y = Application.InputBox("Please Enter File Extension", "Info Request")
If y = False And Not TypeName(y) = "String" Then Exit Sub
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'**********************************************************************
'fLdr = BrowseForFolderShell
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
.Show
fLdr = .SelectedItems(1)
End With
'**********************************************************************
With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = fLdr
.SearchSubFolders = True
.Filename = y
Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets.Add(Sheets(1))
On Error GoTo 1
2: ws.Name = "FileSearch Results"
On Error GoTo 0
If .Execute() > 0 Then
For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
Fil = .FoundFiles(i)
'Get file path from file name
FPath = Left(Fil, Len(Fil) - Len(Split(Fil, "\")(UBound(Split(Fil, "\")))) - 1)
If Left$(Fil, 1) = Left$(fLdr, 1) Then
If CBool(Len(Dir(Fil))) Then
z = z + 1
ws.Cells(z + 1, 1).Resize(, 4) = _
Array(Dir(Fil), _
FileLen(Fil) / 1000, _
FileDateTime(Fil), _
FPath)
ws.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Cells(z + 1, 1), _
Address:=.FoundFiles(i)
End If
End If
Next i
End If
End With

ActiveWindow.DisplayHeadings = False

With ws
Rw = .Cells.Rows.Count
With .[A1:D1]
.Value = [{"Full Name","Kilobytes","Last Modified", "Path"}]
.Font.Underline = xlUnderlineStyleSingle
.EntireColumn.AutoFit
.HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
End With
.[E1:IV1 ].EntireColumn.Hidden = True
On Error Resume Next
Range(Cells(Rw, "A").End(3)(2), Cells(Rw, "A")).EntireRow.Hidden = True
Range(.[A2 ], Cells(Rw, "C")).Sort [A2 ], xlAscending, Header:=xlNo
End With

Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Exit Sub
1: Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Worksheets("FileSearch Results").Delete
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
GoTo 2
End Sub


which searches a directory and sub folders for a selected file type and displays them in a new worksheet. I thought this was the right direction but couldn’t get my own code to work. Would anyone be able to give some suggestion or help?

Thank you!