xp search/find replacement

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Thank you... but as you say: why should we have to take the extra
step?
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Maybe because some feedback came in to the tune of, "can you fix it so
I don't automatically search all over my computer for file(s)?"

Not everyone wants to get a list of thousands or even hundreds, it's a
lot to wade though!
 
Such a file searcher IMO doesn't exist. At least 99% of freeware file
finders do not allow quick/easy exclusions. I have been looking for
something just like that for years. Every time I do a "text" search
for example I do NOT want to search all my .exe and .zip files.
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I understand what you are both talking about now, even if I can't
think of a solution. Just out of curiosity do you know how to specify
a search for a file which explicitly does not have a file extension ?

I just found this in the Agent Ransack help file under "tips":

Quote: "Use the exclude expression Options tab option to avoid
searching given file types. For example, you can search everything but
COM and EXE files by switching the 'Specifies exclude expression' in
the options tab and setting the file name to the regular expression:
\.(exe|com)$"

http://www.agentransack.com/default.aspx
I HAVE come across file finders that managed exclusions but they
either were NOT freeware and/or they were not " small and
efficient".
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908k, I usually think small is below 300..but it's efficient, the
functionality is bound to take some space up.
Let us know if you ever find anything like you asked for. :-)


The file above DOES allow searching of files smaller than or larger
than certain sizes. Even the "Find" in windows '98 allows that !

Something of GREAT interest to me about the program above is that
it is one of the very few search programs that allow one to search for
files created eg. in the last ten minutes. Very handy.
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This would be the other one ? :o) I'm just chuffed as I learnt
something new, didn't know it could do this. ;o)
 
Maybe because some feedback came in to the tune of, "can you fix it so
I don't automatically search all over my computer for file(s)?"

Not everyone wants to get a list of thousands or even hundreds, it's a
lot to wade though!
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I still don't like it, why put talking power pup out of a job ? You
know how a speak-and-spell gives you progressively longer words to
learn, well...XP find is an example of this philosophy in reverse..and
I am only half joking ! The help system itself is so much improved.
 
msd13 Wrote in alt.comp.freeware, on Fri, 04 Jul 2003 02:42:01 +0100:
I understand what you are both talking about now, even if I can't
think of a solution. Just out of curiosity do you know how to specify
a search for a file which explicitly does not have a file extension ?
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dir file. /s

or for all files with no extension:

dir *. /s
 
dir file. /s

or for all files with no extension:

dir *. /s
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Ah ! I was thinking of the windows find applet but this is still good
to know... I remember once seeing a way of creating directorys in dos
by using redirects and just the character X, as if you were writing
out to a file. I never found the page again and never worked out how
it was done. Not that I'm setting a test I was just reminded of it.
Thanks for the tip, though !
 
msd13 Wrote in alt.comp.freeware, on Fri, 04 Jul 2003 04:07:16 +0100:
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 01:59:20 GMT, SINNER
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Ah ! I was thinking of the windows find applet but this is still good
to know... I remember once seeing a way of creating directorys in dos
by using redirects and just the character X, as if you were writing
out to a file. I never found the page again and never worked out how
it was done. Not that I'm setting a test I was just reminded of it.
Thanks for the tip, though !
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Sorry, can't help with that one :)
 
John said:
Such a file searcher IMO doesn't exist. At least 99% of freeware file
finders do not allow quick/easy exclusions. I have been looking for
something just like that for years. Every time I do a "text" search
for example I do NOT want to search all my .exe and .zip files.

I HAVE come across file finders that managed exclusions but they
either were NOT freeware and/or they were not " small and
efficient".

Let us know if you ever find anything like you asked for. :-)
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Maybe OpDirSF
http://members.chello.at/otmar.pilgerstorfer/opsoftware/optools/opdirsf/

OpDirSF is a Tool to scan Direcrories and find any Text in Files.
Features:
* Exclude Dir (_vti*.*, sav*.*, ...)
* Exclude Files (*.bak, pagefile.sys, ...)
* Search Text in Files
* Configure your prefered Editor (TextPad, UltraEdit, ...)
* DblClick the Result opens it with your Editor
* Jumping direct to the Text you have searched with the Option DispLine
and DispCol
* write a Out-File
* write a FTP-Script-File
 
On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 10:16:41 +1000, John Fitzsimons
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This would be the other one ? :o) I'm just chuffed as I learnt
something new, didn't know it could do this. ;o)
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An update to this post.

There is an even better file searcher that

(A) Will find files bigger than, smaller than.

(B) Will find files no older than eg. 1 SECOND !!

(C) Can exclude searching in binaries. A huge time saver if you have
a lot on your system. The definition of what it calls "binaries" is
quite interesting to say the least !

(D) Allows boolean AND regex searching.

(E) Allows copying results to clipboard

etc. etc.

AC Browser :

http://www.conrad.250x.com/

Be sure to get the freeware version.

I find alt + F + F great also. :-)

Anyone know if the file finder can be opened without the rest of the
program ?

Regards, John.

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