Kevin said:
Search For Files and Folders Containing Text does not
search Active Server Pages files. How can I get the
search engine to include those files.
I checked search files of type 'All Files' and 'Active
Server Applications' but neither one returned results.
The only files it finds text I am looking for is files of
type .txt
Hi
WinXP's search function filters out files to search in based on file
extensions (see further below).
Install the free Agent Ransack, it searches for text strings in *all*
types of files, and not just in a selection of "approved" file extensions
as the built-in search does. It's a *much* better search tool as well...
http://www.agentransack.com/default.aspx
Agent Ransack can save the search result to a file (or clipboard), as text,
comma separated text or tab separated text. E.g. Excel reads comma separated
text (csv) very well.
When searching for text inside files, Agent Ransack is also able to do a
preview of the lines the text was found in (just do a single click on the
found file).
Also, you can use regular expression on both the file name part and the find
text in files part.
If you still want to use the not so good search tool that comes with WinXP to
search for text in files, take a look at this:
Using the "A Word or Phrase in the File" Search Criterion May Not Work
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;309173
Or this:
Add Files to Containing text Searches
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_fix_search.htm
