Using Excel Active X to Find a String within a column

I am trying to use ActiveX functions to search for a string within a specific column in excel. And return the row index of that string if a match occurs. Any help on that will be appreciated. I used Read then Compare for each cell in that column, but it is too slow. Maybe a search will be faster.

Here are some Vi's that will allow you to do a "find" just like doing the edit find function in excel. There is also a vi in there to do a search and replace.
Joe.
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