I have been using a batch file with findstr to search various files for a specific string and print the file the string is found in. I am interesed in upgrading this batch file to VB6, but can't find any commmands that will search multiple files and paths. Can anyone offer assistance?

Here's a routine a wrote for someone that might help you accomplish your task (basically it find all files within a directory, and its subdirectories, using a recursive function): http://www.experts-exchange.com/Q_21033463.html ----- Dim AllFolders As New Collection Private Sub GetSubFolders(ByVal Directory As String) Dim FSO, tmpGet, tmpSub, tmpFolder Dim CurrentFolders As New Collection Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set tmpGet = FSO.GetFolder(Directory) Set tmpSub = tmpGet.SubFolders For Each tmpFolder In tmpSub If Right$(Directory, 1) = "\" Then AllFolders.Add Directory & tmpFolder.Name CurrentFolders.Add Directory & tmpFolder.Name Else AllFolders.Add Directory & "\" & tmpFolder.Name CurrentFolders.Add Directory & "\" & tmpFolder.Name End If Next For Each tmpFolder In CurrentFolders GetSubFolders (tmpFolder) Next End Sub Private Sub GetFiles(ByVal Directory As String) Dim FSO, tmpGet, tmpSub, tmpFile Dim CurrentFiles As New Collection Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set tmpGet = FSO.GetFolder(Directory) Set tmpSub = tmpGet.Files For Each tmpFile In tmpSub processfile (tmpFile) 'Use your function here, this is the loop for each file Next End Sub Private Sub Form_Load() Dim tmpFolder GetSubFolders ("C:\My Music") 'Change this path to whatever you need For Each tmpFolder In AllFolders GetFiles tmpFolder Next End Sub ----- Good luck :-) -Burbble