Looking for a string in Excel file with multiple sheets

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Hello,
I want to read an Excel file with multiple sheets. From the file, I want to search for a particular string.
How shall I do it?
Any ideas?
Thanks
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David Barry
David Barry on 6 Nov 2012
Edited: David Barry on 6 Nov 2012
Is this a one off task or are you looking to automate for many spreadsheets? When you say "search for a particular string", what exactly are you looking to return?
Swasti Khuntia
Swasti Khuntia on 7 Nov 2012
Hello David,
I mean, if I found the particular string, then I'll be extracting the information from a particular row.
I hope it's clear to you now.

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David Barry
David Barry on 7 Nov 2012
You should try looking up the xlsread, strmatch, find and strncmp functions in the help. There are comprehensive examples that should demonstrate what you need to do.
If you are still struggling then please upload some sample data.

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