Almost. I also need the /C parameter because it is a multiple word search term.

D:\_MP3\SPOKEN WORD>findstr /m /i /s /C:"california state library system" *.mp3 > filesfound.txt works, but without being able to limit by modification date the search will take 40 minutes to run.

Thanks for that command, though -- I didn't know there was a findstr DOS tool. Is that a relatively new addition? The last time I was really familiar with DOS commands was back in the DOS 6 or maybe DOS 7 days.

tanstaafl.