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I wrote the following code to find the location of a text string in a word document. It works but it is glacially slow. How do I speed it up?
public int find_text(string some_text)
{
    int point0;
    int location;
    int text_length;
    string curr_text;
    bool found;
    location = -1;
    text_length = some_text.Length;
    point0 = -1;
    found = false;
    while (point0 < pEnd - text_length && !found)
    {
        point0++;
        curr_text = pDoc.Range(point0, point0 + text_length).Text;
        if (curr_text == some_text)
        {
            location = point0;
            found = true;
        }
    }
    return location;
}


What I have tried:

I've tried to use the Range.Find interface class. It tells me if the text was found but I cannot find its location.
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Updated 6-Feb-20 5:10am
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Maciej Los 5-Feb-20 16:42pm    
Would you like to replace text or change its formatting?

 
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Fred Andres 6-Feb-20 11:11am    
Thanks for the help Maciej. Note my solution below based on your information.
Maciej Los 6-Feb-20 12:00pm    
You're very welcome.
Cheers!
Maciej
Thanks for your help Maciej. With your information I was able to come up with the following solution which is lightening fast:
public void find_and_replace_text(string curr_text, string new_text)
{
    Word.Find findObject;
    var missing = Type.Missing;
    findObject = pDoc.Content.Find;
    findObject.ClearFormatting();
    findObject.Text = curr_text;
    findObject.Replacement.ClearFormatting();
    findObject.Replacement.Text = new_text;
    object replaceAll;
    replaceAll = Word.WdReplace.wdReplaceAll;
    findObject.Execute(ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing,
         ref missing,
         ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing,
         ref replaceAll, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing, ref missing);
}
 
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Maciej Los 6-Feb-20 12:01pm    
5ed!
You can accept your answer as a solution too.

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