Hi,

I am working with WORD2000 VBA.

I am stepping through each item in a "master" document and updating tables
in a second document. In the "master" document there is a number *1.  The
table that is being updated has values like *1047A, *1064, *1077, etc.. The
goal is to find an exact match, or not, for *1.  Executing the Find I hit
each table value that has a *1xxx.  The following code is in a Function
procedure:

      -- set up table range --

     With SearchRange
          .Forward = True
         .MatchCase = True
         .MatchWholeWord = True
         .MatchWildCards = False

         SearchComplete = False
         Do
             .Execute FindText:=SearchText
             If .Found then
                If (SearchText = actual cell text without terminators) Then
                    RowNo = row number found by Execute
                    SearchComplete = True
               End If
            Else
               RowNo = 0
               SearchComplete = True
            End If
        Loop Until SearchComplete
     End With

     --- other code ---

How do I perform an Exact Match?  Is the Loop the only way to do it or am I
missing something?
I also tried using the Selection object but it seems that I have the same
problem.

Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated. I would like to get rid of
the Loop if possible as the table data can change and there may be "tons" of
data that could have a hit (the "master" can also change).

Thanks in advance.

Jerry Bodoff