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Wouldn't even need that if we could just enter some regular expressions
in the "...in the file:" field.
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Ah, but that's getting "too geeky" :-)

Tier-1 support handling "what are regular expressions?" help calls...
As it is the only thing you can do without third-party assistance now is
open a command window at the appropriate directory level and enter:

findstr /s /m /i /r "D.B.s.t.r.i.n.g." *.*
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Are the betweenies always "." ?
Well, actually, you can make your search expression more restrictive
than that by using an inverse range instead of a "match any char" pattern
but who the heck is going to be coding this (or something more extreme)
everytime:
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findstr /s /m /i /r "D[^0-9A-Za-z]B[^0-9A-Za-z]..." *.*
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I prefer the checkbox approach...

Search Options
Character coding...
(o) Both Unicode and ASCII
( ) Unicode only
( ) ASCII only

....when I think of XP Home's target audience :-)


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Dreams are stack dumps of the soul
 
cquirke (MVP Win9x)" said:
I prefer the checkbox approach...
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Of course but what I was suggesting would be trivial to implement,
wouldn't even have to be documented. They could create an "Easter egg"
registry switch which would activate it and avoid complaints caused by
having punctuation characters turning into wildcards automatically.

But they'd have to fix any crashes like the one that I got in the MDE.
That was with a valid regular expression. (What the heck does it do
if you give it an invalid one?) I probably just need to hunt down the
latest service pack. Then I should be able to use its Find in Files
feature to do what I want and that will leave Search Companion
for just the mundane stuff it seems capable of.


Robert
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cquirke (MVP Win9x) said:
Wouldn't even need that if we could just enter some regular expressions
in the "...in the file:" field.
Click to expand...

Ah, but that's getting "too geeky" :-)

Tier-1 support handling "what are regular expressions?" help calls...
As it is the only thing you can do without third-party assistance now is
open a command window at the appropriate directory level and enter:

findstr /s /m /i /r "D.B.s.t.r.i.n.g." *.*
Click to expand...

Are the betweenies always "." ?
Well, actually, you can make your search expression more restrictive
than that by using an inverse range instead of a "match any char" pattern
but who the heck is going to be coding this (or something more extreme)
everytime:
Click to expand...
findstr /s /m /i /r "D[^0-9A-Za-z]B[^0-9A-Za-z]..." *.*
Click to expand...

I prefer the checkbox approach...

Search Options
Character coding...
(o) Both Unicode and ASCII
( ) Unicode only
( ) ASCII only

...when I think of XP Home's target audience :-)


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Dreams are stack dumps of the soul
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Me or " "?

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| Wash you mouth out with soap!
|
| PCR wrote:
| > So, are you willing to rearrange the vowels in Hardmeier-- or at
least
| > trade a few with Leboeuf?
 
To whom do I have the pleasure of speaking? What kind of tummy are they
in?

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|
| | > ALL your lines have been memorized, & you are no longer needed.
Besides,
| > we have mac, now, & his name is easier to spell! We could even
spell it
| > ALL SPACES: " "!
|
| They are in a container, called a scrotum?
|
|
 
I THINK I will let Bear deal with you! Lucky, Hardmeier has gone! (Hmm,
I'm beginning to see new things in her name now. What have you done to
me, mac!?)

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|
| | > To whom do I have the pleasure of speaking? What kind of tummy are
they
| > in?
|
| 1) It's me, (all spaces)
| 2) A scrotummy :-)
|
|
 
"cquirke (MVP Win9x)" wrote:
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Of course but what I was suggesting would be trivial to implement,
wouldn't even have to be documented. They could create an "Easter egg"
registry switch which would activate it and avoid complaints caused by
having punctuation characters turning into wildcards automatically.
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Yes; I'm with you there :-)


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Poor managers blame their fools
 
Gone? Not quite, darlin'. You'd better behave.... I'm *always* watching and
you don't message with the flamethrower; just ask the owner of
randomwomen.freeservers.com if its wise to mess with me !!! ;o)
 
Sandi - Microsoft MVP said:
Gone? Not quite, darlin'. You'd better behave.... I'm *always* watching and
you don't message with the flamethrower; just ask the owner of
randomwomen.freeservers.com if its wise to mess with me !!! ;o)
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....randomwomen.freeservers.com....

....Sandi Hardmeier...

~~s~h~u~d~d~e~r~~
 
I was hoping mac is the real troublemaker here. And don't forget Bear!
Anyway, I am half way to Mars, now-- to fix the rover! <static> <static>
OK, bye!

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| Gone? Not quite, darlin'. You'd better behave.... I'm *always*
watching and
| you don't message with the flamethrower; just ask the owner of
| randomwomen.freeservers.com if its wise to mess with me !!! ;o)
|
| --
| _______________________________________
| Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
| http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
|
|
| | >I THINK I will let Bear deal with you! Lucky, Hardmeier has gone!
(Hmm,
| > I'm beginning to see new things in her name now. What have you done
to
| > me, mac!?)
| >
| > --
| > Thanks or Good Luck,
| > There may be humor in this post, and,
| > Naturally, you will not sue,
| > should things get worse after this,
| > PCR
| > (e-mail address removed)
| > | > |
| > | | > | > To whom do I have the pleasure of speaking? What kind of tummy
are
| > they
| > | > in?
| > |
| > | 1) It's me, (all spaces)
| > | 2) A scrotummy :-)
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
 
It's getting to be too raunchy for me here, Bear. Make my apologies!

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| Now that was an interesting episode!
|
| randomwomen.freeservers.com
|
| ~PAÞ
|
| Sandi - Microsoft MVP wrote:
| > Gone? Not quite, darlin'. You'd better behave.... I'm *always*
watching
| > and you don't message with the flamethrower; just ask the owner of
| > randomwomen.freeservers.com if its wise to mess with me !!! ;o)
| >
| >> I THINK I will let Bear deal with you! Lucky, Hardmeier has gone!
(Hmm,
| >> I'm beginning to see new things in her name now. What have you done
to
| >> me, mac!?)
|
 
Uhhhhh... I think you are more deserving of Sandi's attentions in this
matter, mac. Anyway, I'm not here.

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should things get worse after this,
PCR
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|
| | > I was hoping mac is the real troublemaker here. And don't forget
Bear!
|
| Why me ?? :-) ??
| BTW not enough spaces mac.
|
|
 
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