difficult - list, split, search?? <solved>

I have a listbox which contains a lot of documents and file titles which can range to be anything just about.

I need to be able to search the listbox with my string but not search word for word same case, but to search each letter in the item on the entire list.

For instance... say im looking for "Machine" and in my list I have

Fox runs fast
big brown bear
great_white dear
redmachine of time
etc...

I need to be able to pick up "machine" from the 4th item down...
Since I had no idea how to do this, I tried to split each item (by the spaces) then search for the parts using:

Code:

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Private Sub Command1_Click()
For i = 0 To List1.ListCount - 1
List1.List(i) = Split(List1.List(i), " ")
If Text1.Text = List1.List(i) Then
List1.Selected(i) = True
Exit For
End If
Next
End Sub

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but not fully sure on how I can split each one and if possible, it needs to be more of a defined way of doing it, eg the way I showed at the start - but if someone knows how I can search it using my split idea with the spaces, that would be great as well :)

Thanks
sac

also this does not work:

Code:

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For i = 0 To List1.ListCount - 1
spltme = List1.List(i)
MsgBox spltme
compairme = Split(spltme, " ")
If Text1.text = compairme Then
List1.Selected(i) = True
Exit For
End If
Next

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which I tried to put it into a variable then compair it, but i get a 'Type Mismatch' when I attempt to compair it or even try to view the variable 'compairme'

argh, perhaps i should learn how to use commands before I attempt them lol

Code:

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Dim Compairme() As String
For i = 0 To List1.ListCount - 1
spltme = List1.List(i)
chrs = Len(spltme)
Compairme = Split(spltme, " ")
For z = 0 To chrs
    If Text1.text = Compairme(z) Then
        List1.Selected(i) = True
        Exit For
    End If
Next z
Next

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prob now is, 'Subscript out of range' ?? at the comparison part with text1.text and compairme(z)

im sleepy must be why im catching these things like a min after i post :)

ok the prob that isn't working is because im finding all of the chars in the string when I need to be finding all of the words seperated by spaces (or so I think is why)

gonna leave it at that and get some sleep
any help appreciated :)

sac

so anyone have any ideas??

A few words... since you like trying things out (and searching). Learn about the Instr function.

thanks, works very well

Code:

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For i = 0 To List1.ListCount - 1
spltme = List1.List(i)
'strng = what you are searching for...
Compairme = InStr(spltme, strng)
'if your string is found...
If Compairme > 0 Then
    List1.Selected(i) = True
    Exit For
End If
Next i

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I knew you would figure it out!!

Good work!!

And I guess you've learnt much more than if I would have written you the code.... haven't you?

lol well didn't want anyone to write the code, just needed an idea/method of doing it - which you gave me :)
sac