Is there a way to a run a search command in DOS

Subject: Is there a way to a run a search command in DOS
Name: Stimp
Date: 2/9/2001 5:17:01 PM (GMT-7)
IP Address: 65.1.186.235
In Reply to: Re: I've been working on something similiar at work posted by Bob
Message:

using a variable to find a word doc. Where it takes a user inputed variable and looks for that file in all the subdirectories. I wanted to add the ability to ask whether the user wanted to open a New Doc or Modify an existing one. But can't figure out how to do a search to modify the existing one.