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1. Search multiple excel files without opening code#
2. Search multiple excel files without opening password#

Search multiple excel files without opening password#

Password isn't necessary, but searcher can't open password protected spreadsheets without it. However, the password is stored plain text in temporary memory for the duration of the search, and a future plan is to give this a basic level of encryption. The password is exclusively for the spreadsheets you are wanting to search through.

Search multiple excel files without opening code#

Searcher does NOT retain the password (individuals may scour the code to check) beyond it's initial search. This will not display your password (asterisk protected).This will carry the relative performance hit if enabled, however it's reasonably fast. Searcher has the ability to recursively search subfolders, which you can enable.Search (navigate to) the directory you want to search.Searcher automatically excludes itself from search results). Use the current directory Searcher is in (which is why placing it with the files is a good idea.You will then have a specify the directory you want to search, you can:.Case sensitive?: This will search verbatim what you write, otherwise it will be case insensitive.Part?: This will search for the term in part of another word.Next to the above options will be checkboxes saying: BUT NOT: Find spreadsheets that contain Term 1 BUT NOT Term 2.NOR AKA NEITHER: Find spreadsheets that don't contain either term.NAND: Find spreadsheets that don't contain both terms.AND: Find spreadsheets that contain both terms.XOR: Find spreadsheets that only have one term or the other.OR: Find spreadsheets that have either or both options.You can specify the logic of the search.Future plans will include replacing it with a powerful logical syntax search engine, but at the meantime it only supports two text terms. Text to search for at present (as of V5) only supports a maximum of two search terms. You will be presented with an array of options to choose from. The spreadsheet will be blank as Searcher makes use of a UserForm that auto-loads upon opening the file. Open up Searcher V5, and enable both editing and macros. It can be placed anywhere, but for convenience it's recommended to place it in the same directory as the collection of spreadsheets you want to search. Microsoft Scripting Runtime Ĭredit to JohnEffland for pointing out I hadn't included the libraries usedĭownload the spreadsheet to any machine that supports Excel 2010 or later (Searcher may work on earlier versions of Excel, however it has not been tested on earlier versions, so use at own risk). In the menu, scroll until you find the following and tick them :

Press the red X to close the user form if it appears. Set up the runtime libraries for Searcher as appropriate to your work environment: Excel spreadsheet that can search a large number of spreadsheets for specific text