Maybe this is faster and it doesn't need an extra reference:

Function CheckForStringInFile(strString As String, _
strFile As String) As Boolean

'result will be True if string is in the file
'and False if the string is missing
'because of vbBinaryCompare this will be case sensitive
'------------------------------------------------------
Dim hFile As Long
Dim buff As String

On Error GoTo ERROROUT

'obtain file handle, open file
'and load into a string buffer
hFile = FreeFile

Open strFile For Input As #hFile

buff = Input$(LOF(hFile), hFile)

Close #hFile

If InStr(1, buff, strString, vbBinaryCompare) = 0 Then
CheckForStringInFile = False
Else
CheckForStringInFile = True
End If

Exit Function
ERROROUT:

On Error GoTo 0

End Function


RBS


"crazybass2" wrote in message
...
As usual, it's not until after you post your question that you stumble
onto
the solution...


With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = Filename
.SearchSubFolders = True
.TextOrProperty = "NODE DATA"
.FileType = msoFileTypeAllFiles
If .Execute 0 Then
...some code
End if
End With


"crazybass2" wrote:

I want to search a given text file for a certain string. Is this
possible?
If so, how would I code it?

The file path and name is stored in the variable Filename. The search
text
is "NODE DATA" I just want excel to search the file given and return a
boolean (True/False) as to whether the string exists in the text file.

All help is appreciated.

Thanks.