I think you can use FSO and InStr function.
set fso = CreateObject _
("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set folder = fso.GetFolder _
("C:\someFolder\")
for each file in folder.Files
if instr (file.Name, "some value") then
WScript.Echo file.Name
end if
next
--
urkec
"BigBadJohn" wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Actually, I'm looking to write a VBS script to do this; I need to write a
> script that locates any files that contain a specific string of characters,
> then move that file to a different folder.
>
> "Joseph M." wrote:
>
> > If you're not opposed to using a batch file, it's pretty simple.
> >
> > dir /s *msdn*
> >
> > --
> > Joseph Majzoub
> > Systems Engineer
> > ScriptLogic Corporation
> > www.scriptlogic.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "BigBadJohn" <BigBadJohn[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1D0E7895-A4D1-46C8-BB4A-54FF490270D8[ at ]microsoft.com...
> > > Folks,
> > >
> > > I am looking for a way to search a directory for files which contain a
> > > specific string of characters (such as "test" or "msdn") anywhere in the
> > > filename. I am trying to use this script on a Win2K Terminal machine, so I
> > > cannot use the WMI 'LIKE' command.
> > >
> > > Help? Please?
> >
> >
> >
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