I have to update all .dot files that contain 1 of 2 specific text strings within the body of the file. I estimate that about 1,500 out of 14,000+ files will need to be updated. Rather than manually go through all 14,000+ files trying to find the ones I need to edit, is it possible for a macro to search through a selected directory and search all files in folders and subfolders within that directory, then in a separate document use a table to return:

-- the filepath
-- the filename
-- the text string that was found

for any files that contain either of the 2 text strings?

Also, some files are locked, so they may need to be unlocked in order to do the search. The results could be in a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet.

Thanks for your help!

Cheryl