I want to search (the subject field) within a folder for strings like
"INC0000000043405", but it's a pain to keep track of all those zeros
(especially with my eyes). Unfortunately, searching for "40435" or "*40435"
fails to find any messages.

Is there a way to search the end of the string? Do I need to write code?

Thanks!

You can use Advanced Find for that.
See http://www.msoutlook.info/question/66

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"Allen_N" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A456356B-0B1E-43A7-9459-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I want to search (the subject field) within a folder for strings like
> "INC0000000043405", but it's a pain to keep track of all those zeros
> (especially with my eyes). Unfortunately, searching for "40435" or
> "*40435"
> fails to find any messages.
>
> Is there a way to search the end of the string? Do I need to write code?
>
> Thanks!

Thanks, Roady.

Now I want to figure out how to invoke the Advanced Find (from VBA) to go
through a column of search patterns in a spreadsheet and move all found mail
items to a specific folder. But, until then, the Advanced Find is a pretty
efficient tool to use manually.

Cheers!


"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> You can use Advanced Find for that.
> See http://www.msoutlook.info/question/66
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
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>
> "Allen_N" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A456356B-0B1E-43A7-9459-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I want to search (the subject field) within a folder for strings like
> > "INC0000000043405", but it's a pain to keep track of all those zeros
> > (especially with my eyes). Unfortunately, searching for "40435" or
> > "*40435"
> > fails to find any messages.
> >
> > Is there a way to search the end of the string? Do I need to write code?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>

You're welcome!

About the VBA solution, you might want to ask the developers down the hall
in outlook.programming_vba for some ideas. Also see
http://www.outlookcode.com.

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Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
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"Allen_N" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A5C0D4A9-2A65-43B8-990C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks, Roady.
>
> Now I want to figure out how to invoke the Advanced Find (from VBA) to go
> through a column of search patterns in a spreadsheet and move all found
> mail
> items to a specific folder. But, until then, the Advanced Find is a pretty
> efficient tool to use manually.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> You can use Advanced Find for that.
>> See http://www.msoutlook.info/question/66
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> http://www.msoutlook.info/
>> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>>
>> -----
>>
>> "Allen_N" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:A456356B-0B1E-43A7-9459-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I want to search (the subject field) within a folder for strings like
>> > "INC0000000043405", but it's a pain to keep track of all those zeros
>> > (especially with my eyes). Unfortunately, searching for "40435" or
>> > "*40435"
>> > fails to find any messages.
>> >
>> > Is there a way to search the end of the string? Do I need to write
>> > code?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>
>>