VBA: Search all workbooks in folder for text and copy whole row to new sheet

anewman5high

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Hello,

I'm trying to put together a VBA button to search all of the workbooks in a specified folder for a user inputted word in any cell (usually column A if that makes it easier). Once found I'd like it to copy the whole row to a new sheet in the Workbook the VBA is run from. Currently I have frankensteined together the below code from Google searches. It lists the Name of the workbook and sheet the text was found in and then the address and contained text of the cell it was found in. I'd like to keep these if possible but then copy the rest of the row from column 5 onwards.

I'm sure I'm doing something very basic wrong but just can't seem to get this bit right! Also happy to throw away all of the below code if something else works better!

Code:
Sub SearchFolders()
    Dim fso As Object
    Dim fld As Object
    Dim strSearch As String
    Dim strPath As String
    Dim strFile As String
    Dim wOut As Worksheet
    Dim wbk As Workbook
    Dim wks As Worksheet
    Dim lRow As Long
    Dim rFound As Range
    Dim strFirstAddress As String


    On Error GoTo ErrHandler
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False


    strPath = "C:\Searchfolderhere\"
    strSearch = InputBox("Search Term")


    Set wOut = Worksheets.Add
    lRow = 1
    With wOut
        .Cells(lRow, 1) = "Workbook"
        .Cells(lRow, 2) = "Worksheet"
        .Cells(lRow, 3) = "Cell"
        .Cells(lRow, 4) = "Text in Cell"
        Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
        Set fld = fso.GetFolder(strPath)


        strFile = Dir(strPath & "\*.xls*")
        Do While strFile <> ""
            Set wbk = Workbooks.Open _
              (Filename:=strPath & "\" & strFile, _
              UpdateLinks:=0, _
              ReadOnly:=True, _
              AddToMRU:=False)


            For Each wks In wbk.Worksheets
                Set rFound = wks.UsedRange.Find(strSearch)
                If Not rFound Is Nothing Then
                    strFirstAddress = rFound.Address
                End If
                Do
                    If rFound Is Nothing Then
                        Exit Do
                    Else
                        lRow = lRow + 1
                        .Cells(lRow, 1) = wbk.Name
                        .Cells(lRow, 2) = wks.Name
                        .Cells(lRow, 3) = rFound.Address
                        .Cells(lRow, 4) = rFound.Value
                    End If
                    Set rFound = wks.Cells.FindNext(After:=rFound)
                Loop While strFirstAddress <> rFound.Address
            Next


            wbk.Close (False)
            strFile = Dir
        Loop
        .Columns("A:D").EntireColumn.AutoFit
    End With
    MsgBox "Done"


ExitHandler:
    Set wOut = Nothing
    Set wks = Nothing
    Set wbk = Nothing
    Set fld = Nothing
    Set fso = Nothing
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
    Exit Sub


ErrHandler:
    MsgBox Err.Description, vbExclamation
    Resume ExitHandler
End Sub

Thanks in advance for any help, apologies if I've explained myself badly!

Alan
 

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