>Cool
>thanks for some direction, I was kinda lost in a haze
>
>>>Hello everybody
>>>
>>>Dumb question, the brain is not functioning.
>>>
>>>I am looking for a routine that will search all files ( prg's and reports ) in a directory for a text string??
>>>
>>>I know that I have seen here it but I can't remember where and the terminology stated in the description.
>>>
>>>I have been looking for a few days now & I can't find it
>>>any help will be appreciated
>>
>>In 2.6 you can use filer. Otherwise, you can use Win9x's search utility. It lets you search for text in any folder.

Been there, done that!