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I have a huge .doc (Microsoft Word) file (several megabytes) and I need to search it on my iPhone. I have tried like 5 different editors and readers to no avail.

Is there any application that allows searching in .doc files?

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Which specific apps have you tried already? And by doc you mean Microsoft Word I assume? – patrix Oct 8 '12 at 5:21
Yes, microsoft word. I have tried Files, and couple other editors I don't remember as I deleted them. – Dvole Oct 8 '12 at 5:43
Do you just need to search/lookup or also to edit the files? – patrix Oct 8 '12 at 5:53
@patrix only search and go to the page with found phrase – Dvole Oct 8 '12 at 6:01
You have an historic of purchased applications in the App Store: Updates > Purchase. A list of the things you tried will save us time to help you. – Loïc Wolff Oct 8 '12 at 8:52

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I have found an app for that. It is called QuickOffice, it costs 14.99$ and I had to break file into three to make it work. But the search is there and it works.

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there's a program called "documents" in app store (its free) that lets you search for the word you want =]

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There are several apps matching "Documents" in the App Store. Can you provide some more details (including a link) and also describe how this apps can be used to search through Word documents? – patrix May 22 at 5:30

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