Excel VBA: CTRL + F as a macro - vba

Question

This code searches data on Sheet2 and if it finds it on Sheet2,
it copies full row on Sheet1.
I would like to edit it:
so when I search for example "John%Wayne"
it looks for cells that contain and John and Wayne in its string.
Sub myFind()
'Standard module code, like: Module1.
'Find my data and list found rows in report!
Dim rngData As Object
Dim strDataShtNm$, strReportShtNm$, strMySearch$, strMyCell$
Dim lngLstDatCol&, lngLstDatRow&, lngReportLstRow&, lngMyFoundCnt&
On Error GoTo myEnd
'*******************************************************************************
strDataShtNm = "Sheet2" 'This is the name of the sheet that has the data!
strReportShtNm = "Sheet1" 'This is the name of the report to sheet!
'*******************************************************************************
Sheets(strReportShtNm).Select
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'Define data sheet's data range!
Sheets(strDataShtNm).Select
With ActiveSheet.UsedRange
lngLstDatRow = .Rows.Count + .Row - 1
lngLstDatCol = .Columns.Count + .Column - 1
End With
Set rngData = ActiveSheet.Range(Cells(1, 1), Cells(lngLstDatRow, lngLstDatCol))
'Get the string to search for!
strMySearch = InputBox("Enter what to search for, below:" & vbLf & vbLf & _
"Note: The search is case sensitive!", _
Space(3) & "Find All", _
"")
'Do the search!
For Each Cell In rngData
strMyCell = Cell.Value
'If found then list entire row!
If strMyCell = strMySearch Then
lngMyFoundCnt = lngMyFoundCnt + 1
ActiveSheet.Rows(Cell.Row & ":" & Cell.Row).Copy
With Sheets(strReportShtNm)
'Paste found data's row!
lngReportLstRow = .UsedRange.Rows.Count + .UsedRange.Row
ActiveSheet.Paste Destination:=.Range("A" & lngReportLstRow).EntireRow
End With
End If
Next Cell
myEnd:
'Do clean-up!
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.CutCopyMode = False
Sheets(strReportShtNm).Select
'If not found then notify!
If lngMyFoundCnt = 0 Then
MsgBox """" & strMySearch & """" & Space(3) & "Was not found!", _
vbCritical + vbOKOnly, _
Space(3) & "Not Found!"
End If
End Sub

Answer 1

You can use Find with the * wildcard (or if you really want to use % then replace % with * in the code):
Sub myFind()
Dim rToSearch As Range
Dim sMySearch As String
Dim rFound As Range
Dim sFirstAddress As String
Dim lLastRow As Long
'Get the string to search for!
sMySearch = InputBox("Enter what to search for, below:" & vbLf & vbLf & _
"Note: The search is case sensitive!", _
Space(3) & "Find All", _
"")
With ThisWorkbook
'Set reference to data in column A.
With .Worksheets("Sheet2")
Set rToSearch = .Range(.Cells(1, 1), .Columns(1).Find("*", , , , xlByColumns, xlPrevious))
End With
'Find the last row containing data in Sheet 1.
With .Worksheets("Sheet1")
On Error Resume Next
lLastRow = .Cells.Find("*", , , , xlByRows, xlPrevious).Row + 1
On Error GoTo 0
If lLastRow = 0 Then lLastRow = 1
End With
End With
'Use find to search your text.
'FindNext will, strangely enough, find the next occurrence and keep looping until it
'reaches the top again - and back to the first found address.
With rToSearch
Set rFound = .Find(What:=sMySearch, LookIn:=xlValues)
If Not rFound Is Nothing Then
sFirstAddress = rFound.Address
Do
rFound.EntireRow.Copy Destination:=ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells(lLastRow, 1)
lLastRow = lLastRow + 1
Set rFound = .FindNext(rFound)
Loop While rFound.Address <> sFirstAddress
End If
End With
End Sub